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Ted Dawson

Ted Dawson

Ted Dawson, founder of Ted Dawson Antique Tools, a Toronto-based dealer and restorer of fine vintage and antique woodworking and leatherworking tools.

Sep 25, 2026

Leather Shop

Leather Shop

Why Old Tools Were Built Different with Ted Dawson Antique Tools

Sep 25 · 1h 10m

Matt Roach
Matt RoachHOST
13:30
yeah
Ted Dawson
Ted DawsonGUEST
13:31
so i could sell 25 uh things, tools, and other little antiques and stuff.
Ted Dawson
Ted DawsonGUEST
13:37
And I could buy a thousand dollar plane, you know? So my collection kind of grew from there.
Ted Dawson
Ted DawsonGUEST
13:44
And then I built up a nice collection.
Ted Dawson
Ted DawsonGUEST
13:48
I was buying and selling more and more just as a hobby, really more than anything.
Ted Dawson
Ted DawsonGUEST
13:53
And that continued on.
Ted Dawson
Ted DawsonGUEST
13:56
both via the internet and then also via just marketplace, Facebook marketplace and Kijiji.

37 MINS LATER

Matt Roach
Matt RoachHOST
51:27
didn't

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