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Hi BB Looks a bit like the cutters used on the edge of the old cardboard train tickets to mark them as used. Regards Arnold

Hi All With all this talk about drumming has any of you cut a mortice with a drum stick ? With all their fine technique I'm sure the Americans must be able to do it. I wonder how they sharpen them. No - lets not go there. A Happy New Year to you all. Regards Arnold

Hi Mike Congrats on getting a lathe. Beware of making long spiral swarf as it has very sharp edges and can give a nasty cut. In industry they usualy use chipbreaker tools which stop the spiral forming but these are not used much at amateur level. When I was an apprentice the workshop manager was...

We are looking forward to seeing the first barrel / cask come off the production line (with pictures). Arnold

Thanks for all your replies The plane iron arrived today and it measures 2.480" wide. The leaver cap is 2.530" wide. These will give me more or less the clearance you have suggested. It all depends on me being able to pein the dovetails so the body comes out square. Is it better to use a block...

I am planning to make an infill panel plane probably 15” long. I have just bought a parallel double iron ( 2 ½” wide ) and I will be using a brass lever cap from a scrap plane. One detail I do not know is what clearance should be allowed between the width of the blade and the inside width of...

I got one yesterday. Today I made a bench hook with the support block at the front. Tried it on some softwood and was pleased with results – smooth finish to the cut and nice and straight. Only problem is finding somewhere to store it ! Regards Arnold

Hi Tom As I understand it the timber from pendiculate oak and sessile oak is exactly the same. The only difference is way the acorns are attached to the stem : The sessile is attached directly to the branch but the pendiculate is attached with a stalk - ie pendant. Another bit of useless...

This is not very helpful if there is on date of manufacture on the container Arnold

Today I bought a set of ten diamond needle files from Lidl. Only £3.99. They will be useful for sharpening saws and shaping moulding plane cutters. Cheers_______ Arnold

Hi All I had similar problem to this the other day when dovetaiiing some very soft softwood. When trying to clean up the end grain to the line the chisel just pushed the wood away and tore out the grain to leave ploughed field insead of a smooth surface. I resharpened the chisel to an angle...

For one off castings, patterns can be made from plastic foam and this is a well established process in the steam loco restoration field. I don't know if this foam can be 3D printed - probably not - but could be N/C machined. If you just need one casting then cosiderable cost savings can be made...

Hi Derek I hope you arrived in Cornwall OK and are enjoying your visit. Weather is not too bad for January. Cheers Arnold

Hi Derek When you come to Cornwall will you be anywhere near Redruth ? If so it would be great to meet you. By the way- are you a "cousin jack" returning home for a visit ? I hope the weather remanis decent whilst you are here. Its OK at the moment. Cheers ------- Arnold

When you have decided what you want look on Ebay for GWR Fastenings Ebay shop. They have hundereds of items in small quantities, cheap and free delivery. Regards -----Arnold