: My wife and I are currently living in the UK, and as I understand it, some
: excellent (and sometimes hard to locate in the US) woodworking tools are
: manufactured here. Before we must leave in the fall, I was considering
: fleshing out my now sadly limited tool collection. I was wondering if
: anyone had any recommendations or opinions of English made hand tools,
: specifically hand planes and spokeshaves? I understand both Norris and
: Record are both highly respected, but would like some input from those who
: have used them.

Nick,

Norris and Spiers (among others) manufactured very sought-after planes but these old tools are often quite expensive (easily $500.00+). I don't care for modern Record or Stanley but pre-WWII Record and Stanley are excellent. Check the antique shops and tool-collectors. An excellent resource is the "Electronic Neanderthal" site listed below.

Greg Stamer