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Hello, has anyone worked with lilac before? I'm likely to end up with some between 1 and 4 inches diameter, I'm considering using it for handles, stool legs, that kind of thing. I assume it would need to be dried out for a good amount of time before use.

That's a really nice bit of work. I'm sure it will outlive the coffee machine.

A pen pot I made from old offcuts of oak and supposedly acacia for the bottom. 1st time doing any kind of actual joinery so I went for rebates as they seemed to be the simplest, and it meant I got to try out what I think is a luthiers rebate plane. The glue up didnt go as well as it could (who...

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 grain, squaring up stock with a plane and using a spoke shave. I also cant believe how smooth the finish i acheived was with a well sharpened no4 plane, cheap...

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

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 afternoon, use what scraps I had left and take up minimal floor space as i have very little storage. One peice of cupped board for the seat, the shape used to...

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 started with that instead of assuming it would be difficult) bought a record no4 for £18 at an antique shop and got that going in 5 minutes, and a couple of...

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 up (really cheap off ebay, even jf it didn't work it was too good to ignore at the time) and after a half pineappled attempt at sharpening and my 1st attempt at...

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 so you can't fix your technique. Anyway I've had someone else try it and there are casting issues, and nothing will stay in place when adjusted anyway, even...

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 seen ones that need a lot of refurbishment going for on ebay. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have another look on there on payday.

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 expect it to have actual faults. Lesson learned.

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 already. I think I'm going to just admit that it's a waste of time and money and send it back, then wait until I can afford a refurbished one from a proper...

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 than working out how to restore an old tool then set it up. The mens shed idea is a good one, I think there is one locally. I know what to do to use a plane...

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 between the blade and frog at this point

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 I am doing wrong.

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 dead after a few inches. With the blade fully retracted/outfit slides just fine

I don't know enough to determine that or have access to one that is right for comparison so best bet might just be try to return it as faulty and hope someone puts a working plane on ebay fairly soon.

Do I basically just need a flat surface and abrasive to flatten the top of the frog? Or try with a quality blade first?

Thanks. Other than a slight gap between the blade and frog I've done all of those. It still has the same problem.I don't know of the blade is sharp enough but I've spent about 1/2 trying to sharpening it and it's stopped getting sharper after 15 minutes. At this point I'm thinking just bin it...