Mike Grieve and Neil Searle, Showing Some Of Their Tools
At The Scottish Woodfair In The Dewar’s Centre, Perth, May 2006.

All the way from New Zealand, (now living in Scotland)
Neil Searle with Some of His Unusual Patented Braces.

Some of Neil’s Tools & Braces and a Few Tasty Planes.

Mike Grieve, (administrator of this web site), makes last minute adjustments to his
table before the hoards of visitors arrive.

Some Of Mike’s Spokeshaves and Planes.

Including, Ultimatum Brace, Early Stanley #48, Twin and Single Blade Mathieson Rebate
Shoulder Planes and The Large Jointer(right) is a Stanley #8, about 110 years old.

Mike Arranging His Planes Before The Doors Open To The Public.

Neil Demonstrates a Chain Driven Brace. The chain is wrapped around a spring loaded and
ratcheted Drum and when pulled, operates the brace.

Neil Show’s an Interested Visitor Mike’s Collection.

More Planes.

And finally, remember to warn kids and their parents that these tools
are SHARP and DANGEROUS in young hands, or something like this could happen.

It’s OK. This was stage make-up applied by another exhibitor at the fair.
Looks pretty realistic though, doesn’t it.

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