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Hello everyone! Thanks for reading this.. I added a bunch of about 120 new old tools to my Tools For Sale page today. Please have a look and see if you find soemthing you like. The list includes a lot of high quality and unusual molding planes, lots of wooden and metallic smooth plnes, some layout tools, a couple of saws, and lots of other fun stuf. I hope you find something you like! I'll reiterate that the best way to ensure your message gets through without delay is to send to both my jclark@hyperkitten.com and jclark42@gmail addresses. That way your message should make it through one or the other promptly. Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend. We have a picnic, T-ball game, my son's third birthday, our 10th wedding anniversary (how is that posible??), a fishing trip,and a parade to watch. It should be fun! As always, thanks for reading. Josh

Hello everyone! Happy First Monday of May! Spring is here it's 70 degrees outside and it's a beautiful day to sell some good tools. I'm really excited to release this batch of tools. It includes some of the better suer quality tools I've found ina long time. I came back from the Nashua, NH tool show and auction with a truck full of quality tools so the next fewmonths should be chock full of good stuff. The list of the 130 new tools is here: http://hyperkitten.com/tools/ForSale/Tools_FS.php As always, these items are sold on a first-come first-served basis. To ensure your email gets to me as fast as possible, please send to both my jclark@hyperkitten.com and jclark42@gmail.com addresses to minimize the risk that your message iscaught in some Internet black hole. As always, thanks for reading! Josh

Hello everyone, happy Patriot's Day! It's also tax day here in the USA. In addition to the usual edge tools, saws, molders, and planes I normally offer, I've dug into my collection and found a few things I could live without so I can raise funds to cover the check I just wrote to the state of CT. Please have a look at my Tools For Sale page to see the new items. I hope you find something you like! Please note- I fulfill orders in the order they are received here at my desk. While most email seems to make it here in a timely manner, many messages are delayed en route, stuck in some congested mail server, or taking the long way round the gobe to get to my mailserver. Unfortunately, there isn't much to be done about this- it's the nature of email. In order to insure that your email request makes it to me promptly please feel free to send your message to both my jclark@hyperkitten.com and jclark42@gmail.com addresses. This way at least one of your messages will make it here right away Around here things are warming up nicely. The last of the snow finally melted and we were able to plant our peas and greens in the garden this week. The daffodils are up and the warm weather songbirds are back. We have our usual family of Phoebes nesting in the rafters of my wood shed and the same Wren pair nesting in the cap of our propane tank, fighting off any and all trespassers. The kids have started t-ball practice even though the mornings are still bitter cold. Tool season is in full swing and I have a large collection of tools coming in this week. Keep an eye out for lots of new tools in May. Thanks for reading! Josh

I'm Following up on a recent Twitter discussion (you can follow me @HKToolCo ) on making handles for traditional British "pigsticker" mortise chisels. I promised I would dissect one to see how the handles were attached. Granted, this is just one example, but I think it's good evidence.

Good Afternoon! I have a new batch of about 120 old tools up for sale today. You can see the new list here: http://hyperkitten.com/tools/ForSale/Tools_FS.php This list contains lots of good usable edge tools, some hand planes, lots of good books on woodworking, and other fun stuff. Have a look and please let me know if you find something you like. Thanks for reading! Josh