second hand tools
Antique, collectable, secondhand and new craftsman's hand tools

Seaton, Devon, England

 
Buying

Prices of tools include U.K. postage. For postage worldwide please contact us. There is no VAT to be added. Postage for books is shown on site.

If you wish to make a purchase you can email or phone an order to us.

In the United Kingdom payment can be by
credit or debit card or
sterling cheque (made out to secondhandtools.co.uk, address: 22 Marlpit Lane, Seaton, Devon EX12 2HH).

Outside of the U.K. payment can be made in sterling by
Paypals (evad@secondhandtools.co.uk),
credit card,
International Money Order or Bank Transfer (contact us for account details).

We accept the following debit & credit cards:

 

 

Sales from our web site carry a 7-day satisfaction or return (in condition as sent out) guarantee.

We have been in the tool business for over 25 years and only offer good quality items for sale, the condition of which will be graded.

 
Tool Classification

Set out below is a chart showing the basis on which we grade our woodworking tools

 
Category
Useable
Finish
Wear
Repair
Rust
Misc.
N
New

Totally

100%
none
none
none
plus original package
F
Fine
Totally
90-100%
Minimal
none
trace
G+
Good+
Yes
75-90%
normal
minor or none
light
some nicks or scratch ok
G
Good
Yes
50-75%
norm - mod
minor
light
minor chips
G-
Good -
probably
30-50%
mod - heavy
correct
mod
chips ok
Fr
Fair
No
0-30%
excessive
major
mod - heavy
P
Poor
No
not applicable
excessive
damaged
heavy

 

 

 

In stock
Items recently arrived in stock. CLICK the titles below to see the full selection (totalling 15 pages)
book - tools for woodwork
book - antiques from the garden
book - antiques from the garden
book - engineers tools

 

Tool search

If you are looking for a particular tool we offer a free tool search

Email us with full details and we will try to source the item within the next two weeks.