Members pinkchaps Posted June 29, 2010 Members Report Posted June 29, 2010 i am wanting to buy tooling tools. i am only looking for "good" i am not interested in Tandy tools. i am not wanting to "resale" them i want to use them. thanks!
King's X Posted June 29, 2010 Report Posted June 29, 2010 Those tools pretty much hold their value....you are probably better off getting them directly from the makers....I would stay off eBay unless you know their value.....cuz you could end up paying more than they are worth~ Good luck! Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
Members chazdillon Posted June 9, 2011 Members Report Posted June 9, 2011 I have some tools. Email me your number and I'll call u and send pics. Thanks Chazdillon@aol.com
Members Spinner Posted June 9, 2011 Members Report Posted June 9, 2011 Don't forget to check out some of the LW folks on Facebook. Clay Miller has been making some really nice tools and posting them there (his website is still in process). The quality is great and he can custom make certain shapes you're looking for. His prices are also very competitive. Chris Chris Three Mutts Customs Leather - http://www.threemuttscustoms.com
hidepounder Posted June 9, 2011 Report Posted June 9, 2011 Those tools pretty much hold their value....you are probably better off getting them directly from the makers....I would stay off eBay unless you know their value.....cuz you could end up paying more than they are worth~ Good luck! King's right! Be careful on eBay. Last year a $9 Hidecrafter border tool was selling for over $100......repeatedly, LOL! Bobby
Members LilRay Posted July 5, 2011 Members Report Posted July 5, 2011 King's right! Be careful on eBay. Last year a $9 Hidecrafter border tool was selling for over $100......repeatedly, LOL! Bobby Good grief! Google is your friend. Some folks need to learn to Say hello before they spend money. ROFL! God Bless, Ray Ray
Members WyomingSlick Posted July 6, 2011 Members Report Posted July 6, 2011 King's right! Be careful on eBay. Last year a $9 Hidecrafter border tool was selling for over $100......repeatedly, LOL! Bobby I think Bob is referring to the meander border tool which I saw sell for 78 and change, the next week someone paid 48 for one and the next week - one brought a price still up in the thirties. I think it was a case of over enthusiastic newbies who didn't know the market. It is also true that I have seen Barry King stamps go for more on eBay then they cost direct from him. You can get some great buys on eBay, BUT, like the man says: you have to know what you are buying. Until you do know, you need to take what the seller says with a grain of salt. For instance, there is a seller on Ebay who infers,(((( notice that I said "infers" and not "states" ))))), that many of the older steel non-plated and unmarked stamps that he sells are McMillen stamps. It really isn't dishonest of him since they might be McMillens, but it is also possible that they were made by someone else. Ray is right - google a bit before you go to eBay and see what the prices are from today's makers and get some current catalogs from TLF and Hidecrafter. (John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV) And the truth is that religion is nothing more than the lame attempt by largely ignorant people to bring sense and order to a world that was beyond their comprehension. Once you see religion for the delusional and superstitious artifact it is............... you will be free !
Moderator bruce johnson Posted July 6, 2011 Moderator Report Posted July 6, 2011 You kind of brought up something that a few of us have questions about. A lot of these old stamps (and even some older new maker stamps) can look pretty similar. I had an old guy who had been around think a Jusechke I had was a McMillen or that era. I've got a few CLTs that were mixed in with what look like McMillens too. Kind of the standard answer from most guys seems to be that McMillen had the most patterns of stamps and likely sold the most volume. Odds are if it looks like a McMillen, it probably is. I know some of the makers in the southwest learned from or compared to each other so they can be really similar. I guess those are probably the ones that have the most confusion between them. Is there any real definite ways to tell let's say an Eberle from an unmarked McMillen from some of the other makers? You hear about knurling, ends, shank length, shank diameter, and the the old "once you have seen a few, then you know". Any thoughts? Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members CWR Posted July 6, 2011 Members Report Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Are McMillen's still in business? I got some Bissonetts and French Edgers from them a few years back and was real pleased with them for the money. They had a few things in their catalog you just don't see anywhere else, unless Bruce has them on his site then they always sell before I can get my pennies scraped together. CW Edited July 6, 2011 by CWR 1 Thessalonians 4: 11,12
gtwister09 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 Wyoming Slick, I am fortunate over the years to gather up several different makers brands of tools (all these mentioned as well as some others like Hackbarth, Wootres, Smith and others) including hand made ones from nails that were made by Ray Pohja for Bob Dellis. Anyhow a couple of statements in this thread piqued my interest. (1) Question from you concerning someone's inference of McMillan tools and (2) Answers to Bruce's questions below that ties to answering #1. " Is there any real definite ways to tell let's say an Eberle from an unmarked McMillen from some of the other makers? You hear about knurling, ends, shank length, shank diameter, and the the old "once you have seen a few, then you know". Any thoughts?" My Eberle's have two different markings on them and another one of them has no marking whatsoever but I know this unmarked one came from him because Bob Dellis showed me his receipts for them. So I would certainly love to hear just like I know Bruce would what you consider to be Eberle characteristics, McMillan characteristics and so forth. Any additional thoughts on it as well would be appreciated. It helps to know all viewpoints on these while you are hunting [collecting] tools. Thanks in advance for your time. Regards, Ben
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