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I am having a huge clear-out, and stuff has drifted into corners, so here I go

All one-offs unless it says, condition as described. Some of these have only been opened and tried once or twice...
Most can be posted, anything not sendable is noted. Postage not included
You really have to convince me you are old enough to buy the sharp things...
PLEASE quote the stock number when ordering
My lovely, and sadly late, man, loved good tools - he was saving these for his retirement, and regrettably never got to use most of these in anger...
7 years today, I do still miss him

Page updated January 1st 2026...

I found a lot of drawing and draughting stuff, which I have made a new page for HERE...

Scroll down for a section of model-makers tools and supplies, and Books!
wwt177saw
WWT177 Veritas back saw, new, with blade guard, 16 tpi, crosscut. 37 cm. (RRP £84) - £50
With WWT176; £90 the pair
wwt176saw
WWT176 Veritas back saw, new, with blade guard, 20 tpi rip. 37 cm. (RRP about £70)- £50
WithWWT177; £90 the pair
wwt157saws
WWT157 Handle and three interchangeable fine-bladed saws ; £10
wwt173level
WWT173 Rabone spirit level, wood and brass, 23 cm; £15
wwt173a
WWT173 Another angle...
wwt170saw
WWT170 Tyzack back saw "Elephant Brand", with a name stamped on (D Harsent), 39cm; £30
wwt189burnisher
WWT189 Clifton Round Burnisher, 25 cm, unused (rrp ; £44.50); £25
wwt186mystery
WWT186 High precision Vernier height gauge; £30
wwt186a
WWT186 detail
wwt182vernier
WWT182 Axminster vernier, very good; £10
wwt178sd
Interesting old screwdriver with a thimble as a ferrule, 17 cm; £5
wwt181sd
WWT182 Screwdriver blade, 14 cm; £1.50
wwt193iron
WWT193 "Sad" iron (useful for a clamp-weight) number 3; £4 (expensive to post...)
wwt192iron
WWT192 "Sad" iron with stand, number 5; £5 (expensive to post...)
wwt196ruler
WWT196 Scale-drawing ruler in pouch, double-sided; £5
wwt197ruler
WWT197 Faber-Castell double-sided scaling ruler in plastic box; £6
wwt187kell
WWT187 Tiny Richard Kell try-square, brass 6 x 4.5 cm, unused; £6
wwt188sharpener
WWT188 Little scissor sharpener - it does work; 7.5 cm; £3
wwt161modeltools
WWT161 Modelling tools for clay, Fimo etc. Longest 21cm; £3
wwt169pokey
WWT169 Pokey tool, 23 cm; £2
wwt179pokey
WWT179 Japanese Pokey tool (over 18s only), 20cm; £6
wwt174detector
WWT174 Pipe and wire detector; £3.50
wwt171trysquare
WWT171 Big wood and steel try-square, very good, 35 x 19 cm; £5
wwt168bolts
WWT168 Curious box with about 23 threaded bolts and nuts, about 3-1/6", maybe 3" long; £3
wwt167chisel
WWT167 Slightly boring chisel. 23 cm long, 3/4" blade. Sharpened! £2.50

wwt184pinvice
WWT184 Pin vice, 9.5 cm; £3

wwt180pinvice
WWT180 Pin vice, 10.5 cm; £3

wwt183glass
WWT183 Three glass cutters (one escaped from the image); £2.50
wwt166mirror
WWT166 Inspection mirror, extends to 44 cm, folds down; £2.50
wwt151reamer
wwt151handle
WWT151 Big triangular reamer, unused, very sharp; £20
wwt165reamer
WWT165 Tapered reamer, 35 cm; £10
wwt159snips
WWT159 Tin snips, 19 cm; £4
wwt164clamps
WWT164 Clamps, 9 cm; £2.50 pair
wwt163clamps
WWT163 Clamps, 7 cm; £2 pair
wwt162-3rdhand
WWT162 "Third Hand" - very useful for soldering, 17 cm when opened out; £7.50
wwt160mallet
WWT160 Big square mallet, fair condition, 28 x 11 x 8 cm; £5
wwt058gimlets
WWT058 Little Gimlets with wooden handles; 50p each (I have lots)
wwt148hammer
WWT148 Hammer 205mm; £10
wwt147hammer
WWT147 Hammer 260mm; £10
wwt146hammer
WWT146 Hammer 195mm; £10
wwt145hammer
WWT145 Hammer 250mm; £10
wwt158tweezers
WWT158 Assorted tweezers x 10, longest 16.5 cm; £3 the lot
wwt185rifflers
WWT185 Batch of 15 riffler files; £10
wwt156kreg
WWT156 Kreg pocket-drilling tool, with some screws, instructions, depth stop etc. For drilling accurate angled holes in things; £25
wwt154inserts
WWT154 Box of screw inserts; £3
wwt153box
WWT153 Curious "duplicator" in tatty card box - a sort of screen-printer. Needs renovation
wwt153screen
WWT153 Beautifully made
wwt152-duplicator
WWT152 Big "duplicator" in a handsome box. Needs a bit of fettling; £35
wwt152handle
WWT152 Handle
wwt152open
WWT152 Open. Proper stuff!
wwt152printeropen
WWT152 Another look...
wwt118axes
WWT118 Axe heads - larger one needs drilling out - 5-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches and 4-1/2 by 2-1/2 inches; £4.50 the pair
wwt118a
WWT118 Again, with rotation...
wwt059drillbits
WWT059 Little drill bits for Archimedean drills, 6 for £1
I think these will work in a Dremel, too
wwt130chinagraph
WWT130 Chinagraph pencils (yellow, write on any shiny surface) 75p each
wwt129stapleropen
WWT129 Early stapler tool with supplies in wooden box, quite the collector's piece; £27.50
wwt129box
WWT129 Box
wwt112
WWT112 Dart bandsaw blade see label right for details
WWT113 Likewise
Retailed at; £8.99: £4.50 each or £8 for both
wwt112det
WWT112 Detailswwt113det
WWT113 Details
wwt086sliderule
WWT086 Slide rule in sound card box; £8.50
wwt100
WWT100 Tiny slide rule in clear pocket, 6" long; £6.50

wwt062dovetailmachine
WWT062 Axcaliber Dovetail Jig with extra cutting bits and additions, used less than once, I think
Description from Axminster Power Tools site:- Simple to set up and use, the Axcaliber Dovetail Jig is very robustly made from heavy gauge steel pressings. Fitted with cam action clamps, the workpieces are held quickly and securely while the smooth anodised finish on the 6mm thick machined finger template ensures that both parts of the joint are cut accurately and cleanly. Full instructions are supplied along with a quality 'Axcaliber' bearing guided dovetail cutter. The jig can be used with any router with a base diameter not exceeding 160mm that will take 1/4" shank cutters, (although lightweight models are most suitable). Fitted with the cutter supplied (for 13-19mm material), the jig can be used to cut both lap and rebated lap dovetails for basic drawer construction or fitted with an optional bearing guided straight cutter, it will also produce 1/2" strong, precise comb or finger joints for tool boxes and utility furniture. Using the fine finger comb, the jig can be used to produce 1/4" half blind dovetails for spice drawers and jewellery boxes. Material capacity 275mm width 15 - 32mm thickness

£80
Very heavy, collect or Hermes, at least £12 to send

Model-Making Tools and Supplies

wwt161modeltools wwt162-3rdhand
WWT162 "Third Hand" - very useful for painting, holding small parts etc., 17 cm when opened out; £7.50
wwt172glue
WWT172 Roket card modelling glue, unopened; £2
wwt108
WWT108 Sticky Mat Adhesive - used to stabilise thin veneers, plastics etc. when cutting on a self-healing mat - revivable and removable
50ml bottle; £2 (8 available)
wwt161modeltools
WWT161 Modelling tools for clay, Fimo etc. Longest 21cm; £3
wwt175a
WWT175a Modelmakers brass pins, 15mm; £1.50
wwt175b
WWT175b Brass pins 20mm; £1.50
wwt175c
WWT175c Brass pins 10mm; £1.50
wwt175d
WWT175d Brass pins 10mm; £1.50
wwt175e
WWT175e Fine brass pins 8mm; £1.50
wwt175f
WWT175f Fine brass pins 5mm, bigger packet; £3
wwt175g
WWT175g Fine steel pins 10mm; £1
wwt175j
WWT175j Fine steel pins 20mm; £1.50
wwt175
WWT175 Brass 7mm fine (3 packets available); £1.50 packet
My address is:-
Helen Howes
Helen Howes Sewing Machines
1 Castell Farm Cottages, Thurlton Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NY. UK
07914 676182
Email me here - helen@helenhowes-sewingmachines.co.uk
I prefer that you email me (at any time), or phone between 3 and 6 (UK time) most days