VINTAGE 1 1/2\" CAST STEEL SHALLOW GOUGE-THOS. IBBOTSON- SHEFFIELD EX COND For Sale

THOS. IBBOTSON 19th CENTURY1 1/4\" CAST STEEL SHEFFIELD GOUGE
A VINTAGE 19th CENTURY, HEAVY DUTY,HAND FORGED,PARING GOUGE THAT IS CURVED JUST ENOUGH TO WORK IN AREAS WHERE A FLAT CHISEL IS NOT THE RIGHT TOOL
THIS GOUGE, WITH IT\'S SLIGHT CURVE HAS PROVED TO BE FAR MORE USEFUL THAN I COULD EVER HAVE IMAGINED, ESPECIALLY FOR CLEANING LARGE MORTICES AS IN TIMBER FRAMING.EASILY ONE OF MY MOST COVETED TOOLS, BOUGHT IN ENGLAND IN THE 1960\'s AND USED WITH GREAT PLEASURE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
ONCE YOU HAVE USED THESE SHEFFIELD TOOLS YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRITISH, FROM THEIR SMALL ISLAND, WERE ABLE TO BUILD A NAVY OF WOODEN BOATS THAT RULED THE WORLD FOR A HUNDRED YEARS WITH TOOLS LIKE THIS.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFULLY FORGED AND EXCEPTIONALLY WELL BALANCED TOOL THAT I WOULD NEVER SELL IF I WERE NOT RETIRING(I\'M 87)
I ONLY SHIP TO THE U.S. BUT IF YOU HAVE EXCELLENT LONG TERM response AND LIVE ABROAD, CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND I CAN OPEN THE offerDING FOR YOU.
IT ISSIMPLEST FOR ME TO OFFER SHIPPING WITH THE USPS , BUT IF YOU WOULD PREFER SOME OTHER METHOD, AND ARE WILLING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST, CONTACT ME.
ALSO, PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING MANY OTHER EXCELLENT CHISELS.
I AM SELLING MY COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT COLLECTED OVER 60 YEARS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, MANY BOOKS, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS FOR I AM CLEARING OUT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.THESE ARE FROM A VERY EXTENSIVE, WELL CARED FOR ACCUMULATION, MANY VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.