Westonbirt Arboretum - Festival of the Tree

I have been going to this festival for years now - it is however getting worse in many ways,

as the dealers will tell you, I remember the days when Mike at Classic Hand Tools used to have a whole giant tent and pay for lots of famous people to demonstrate - but it is thin on the ground now.

Got some tools as I always do.

I had a maximum budget of £40 - I am not rich after all.

Spent £28 and got the tools below, 2 Laminated irons, one lovely small spokeshave and a Stanley 81 scraper plane - which should have a rosewood base but instead had a curved mahogany base.

Many thanks to Tony Murland, antique tool specialist, great bloke, fantastic chat, superb T -Shirt!

It said ''The one who dies with the most tools wins''

See his website here