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Welcome to the Metal Working Tool Section of my "Selling Stuff" Website!

I am an amateur blacksmith-tinsmith.  Over the years I have acquired many tools needed to practice these arts ... and also ... have obtained many worked examples made by skilled craftspersons.

Unfortunately, when I wasn't looking, I became old and decrepit and am not able to enjoy my hobby any more.  Therefore, I am now in the process of selling-off most of the gear I collected over the past 21 years.  This "sell-off" includes many of the "rarest-and-juiciest" tools around.  A lot of these tools, though a bit rusty from neglect, have never been used.  An entire reference collection of forged iron leaves are also on the selling table.

So ... if inclined, email me to make a date to come on by and check out the goods in person.  At this time all sales are on a "pick it up at my house in North Seattle (roughly where N 85th St. connects to I-5) basis."

Hopefully, for the good of all, you will find something here that will be useful to you.  I hope so, anyway.

Lastly, a bit of an apology: Because of the large number of items I am putting up for sale, my effort to price things out in detail is running a little behind. So ... until I catch up, please feel free to make me fair and reasonable offers on items you are interested in.


To give an idea of what kind of things are buried in the sections below, here are some general "over-view" pictures:

Please note:  There are many more tools ... and ... kinds of tools, listed in the somewhat fuzzily categorized sections below.  The photos at the top here are just the "tip of the iceberg,"

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To help us all keep track of what is up for sale, what is sold, asking prices and a lot of other useful information ... please check out the following downloadable files.

These files list all the stuff I am selling, what has been sold ... and ... contain somewhat more detailed information about item size and weight ... and ... my asking price.  All of this is updated on an on-going (more-or-less) basis

Metal Working Tools & Books Pricelist - Microsoft Office - Excel

Metal Working Tools & Books Pricelist - Apache Open Office - Calc

Metal Working Tools & Books Pricelist - Adobe PDF


OK ... so ... currently up for sale here, listed by general category,  is a wonderful collection of metal working tools:

Click on the colored section below to follow the link to a whole lot of pictures and information.

Antique, Vintage, Collectible and Different   Here are a variety of wonderful old-yet-still-useful tools to collect, enjoy and be amazed by

Anvils  All kinds of anvils ... big-little-oldish-newish

Bench Tools  Tools meant to be used on or bolted down on a bench

Bending Jigs  Bend it good!

Cupping Blocks  These help make ladles, cups and bowls

Forges  Propane and coal forges and burners for general use and teaching

Forged Iron Examples  Great for use and inspiration

Specialized Hot Iron Measuring Tools  A useful collection

Special Purpose Forging Tools  Some of these are hard to find!

General Shop Stuff  I call these things "Hard Infrastructure"

Guillotine Cutters and Fullers  Chop, expand and notch rods and bars

Hammers - Cutting, Punching and Forging  Hammer Mania!

Hammers - General Shop   Regular hammers

Hammers - Unclassified  There are interesting hammers here

Hardy Hole Anvil Forging Tools  Lots of forging hardies here

Hardy Hole Anvil Hot-Cut Tools  Lots of hardy hot-cuts here

Metal Stock  Lots of steel: channel - angle - spring - lead - etc.

Metal Working Books  These books cover a wide range of methods

Misc Tools - Unclassified  There are some very unusual tools here!

Misc Tools - Forging  There are some very unusual tools here!

Motor Driven  Power tools:  Direct Drive and belt-pulley driven

Sheet Metal Forming  There is a fantastic collection here!

Sheet Metal Rotary Machines  Wonderful hand crank machines!

Stakes and Stake Plates  Sheet metal forming stakes and plates galore!

Swage Blocks  Everyone needs a few more swage blocks!

Tongs  All kinds of work holding tongs ... some quite unusual

Welding and Plasma Cutting  Stick - wire - TIG etc.

Work Holding Tools  Clamps and vices galore. Some of these are rare!


Contact Info:

      Craig at:     craigmail@aol.com


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