The cardboard boxes

My tools have arrived! all wrapped up nicely in bubble wrap and cardboard boxes (which are currently inside and not in the recycling bin as I am constantly being reminded of).

So now I have a "work bench" (a workmate from Black & Decker) which is very convenient as it folds away quite nicely so I can put it away in the shed (I definitely want a garage with the next house). A couple of F-clamps and G-clamps to clamp things down (hear hear!) have arrived along with a nice Plane (Stanley 4 Smooth Plane 2) and a set of 4 chisels (Stanley).

I also got a gouge (LUX) to finally finish my chopping board "crumb catcher".

All the tools look reasonably sharp, but what do I know? The chisels came with a honing stone, but I want to give the "Scary sharp" technique a go (previous post).