Welcome to Hackney Tools, based in the east end of London in the UK.
If you would like to SELL some old woodworking tools, email me on mail@hackneytools.com, or you can call me on 07946 497504. I buy good quality woodworking hand tools and I’m particularly interested in hand tools from Stanley, Lie Nielsen, Mathieson, Norris, Preston, Spiers, Addis, Record, Millers Falls, Holland, Slater, G.Miller and Holzapfell.
I’m afraid I cannot buy large machines, due to lack of storage space.
About the blog
This blog is primarily about quality woodworking tools from the 19th-20th centuries. I also try to include information about the woodwork and carpentry trades from those times. I'm very proud to be living in the east end of London, an area well-known for it's furniture trade and it's quality workmanship throughout the 19thc. I'm always keen to meet people who were part of this excellent trade.
Perhaps one of your family members was connected with the furniture and cabinet-making trades of London. Why not get in touch using the contact link. - Gary Cook
Feb 25
I will buy your woodworking tools
Mar 25
Dry fitting an alcove cabinet
This little job is actually for my best chum, so it needs to be right. I’ve used solid wood on parts that I felt would benefit from being done to a good standard. The doors and face frames are Poplar (Tulipwood here in the UK), but all the other sheets parts are in MDF or …
Mar 20
Mitred beaded face frames
A recent joinery job I was asked to do called for some beaded face frames on an alcove cabinet. This detail works particularly well as it creates a nice shadow break before the flat panel of the door, it’s a detail I see a lot on Victorian houses in London. Making the mitred corners isn’t …
Mar 15
Saw till done!
All done. I’ll get this on the wall at some point, but for now it’s on the bench. I added some wood strips with saw kerfs cut on the table saw and the saw blades rest in those. I have a little space at the top right above the smaller saws, which I might use. …
Mar 13
Making a saw till (part two)
I worked on this for an hour or so, but I have just got the green light to get going on some paid work, so it will stay at this stage for a while. The basics are there, I will probably paint it and perhaps add a drawer.
Mar 12
Making a saw till
Glad to say I’ve finally found a workshop close to me that I can call home. The workshop is blessed with old machines and even better, other people from whom I can learn a lot about traditional joinery. It feels like every day I conquer a new technique with my hand tools, or learn a …
