Hello there,

Recently DuckSoup contacted me. He indicated that he had a few spare tools that he wasn't using and that if I wanted them I could have them. I don't look gift horses in the mouth. If someone offers me something I generally just say yes. I did not even ask him what it was. But this is a woodworking forum and I know that he knows that I use hand tools so I figured that was a safe bet. Anyway the package arrived a couple of days ago. And I want to show you what it is that he sent me. All of it is fantastic and I will use it.

I just wanted to say how grateful I was for these and commend this forum because this is not the only generosity that's been extended to me in this place.

Edited May 4May 4 by Handfoolery

What an AWESOME gift!!

He is indeed a generous person, and just a great guy in general. No doubt you will get some good use out of those tools.

Indeed he is.

The 9 & 1/2 is perfect for what I use a block plane for. It is in evapo rust and will remain at least overnight. I definitely plan to restore it and put it to use.

The apron he sent me is great. The one I was using was from Harbor freight. It did the job, but this one is much better.

The folding ruler is lovely, and I used it today during dovetail practice.

All of it was highly appreciated.

Edited May 4May 4 by Handfoolery

@DuckSoup is a good man. I am proud to cal him a friend. Enjoy the gifts and put them to good use.

Glad you're able to put them to good use.

That's just awesome! Very kind and generous of Ducksoup. Enjoy!! It will make your hand tool journey just that much more joyful.

Just now, MrRick said:

That's just awesome! Very kind and generous of Ducksoup. Enjoy!! It will make your hand tool journey just that much more joyful.

What is truly cool is that a bunch of them are things I have wanted a while.

The apron, the 9 1/2, the folding rule, that Crown gauge.

And those chisels are icing on the top. They are extremely well made. I prepped one of them to use. I got about 2 and a half inches of the back flat on a Medium India in around one minute. I bet if I wanted to I could flatten that whole back in about 5 minutes.

Kudos to Woodcraft for producing such a product!

@Handfoolery Of all the hand tools I have, I would have to say that good chisels are a blessing. While you're in such a good mood if I were you I'd go ahead and flatten the rest. It's about the joy.

@MrRick , I actually emailed the company, I;m glad they are a sponsor here; the quality they produced for a general purpose bench chisel really is commendable.