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A mallet made from a 5 foot plank of ash. Its the first proper project i am happy with, and it has taught me a lot about planing end...

That looks really good, I didn't even think of using 3 boards to make a stool

Little oak stool that I made this weekend. I used some epoxy resin to close the knot you see on the bottom left (bit hard to see on this...

First workshop stool made with the just finished workbench, and only the tools on the bench used to make it. It needed to be done this...

In case anyone is interested, the issue definitely was the plane. I got the old record no5 going in about 10 minutes, (should have just...

I suspect it isn't fully flat. It's already boxed up and a return started. I had an old 19th century 22 inch wooden jointing plane turn...

Unfortunately it's very hard to learn when you don't have a working tool. There's no way to know if it's a you problem or a tool problem...

They've got a record no4 on there for £13 more and a Stanley for £15 more than I paid for that peice of junk. Not much more than I've...

No, diamond plates

Unfortunately I was taken in by the reviews from people claiming it works and was well made. I expected to sharpen the blade but didn't...

That is what I was doing. The moment it gets to be able to contact the wood it starts stopping dead. It's got a ton of oil on the sole...

I've not started on the record yet, just the new Faithfull. I figured I would have an easier time working out how to set up a new tool...

I did have the same issue along the edge, even on a corner there was more tearout than a blunt table saw blade. I suspect its the gap...

That was my 1st thought as well to be fair, its exactly the sort of thing i would do, and I expect it is probably something very stupid...

Sorry, I meant when the blade is out to any degree. Even making a paper thin shaving like I pictured in a previous reply it will stop...