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Just looking back through Alan`s post (my-first-plane-restoration-t52629.html) when I came across..... Strangely after contemplating it for a while I purchased a small lump of said "Cocobolo", ready for my next plane re furb, just the other day! :roll: I have to say, although you have pipped...

I am currently mid way through sharpening all my tools up in preparation for the regional Skillbuild competition thats being held at Highbury College tomorrow, and was just wondering if any one else on here was entering. Edd

I have until now been more than happy with my set of AI mkII chisels and to date have not found the need, or want to use a mallet with them, due to the increased amount of lapped dovetails at college I am now in the market for a couple of chisels just for chopping (something I can give a whak...

I have recently aquired an old lathe and was just wondering what method most people use for sharpening tools? Cheers Edd.

A few pics of the latest pile of rust I've been busy on, this one was actually done for a tool restoration project on the course i'm currently doing, it ended up being a bit of a rush so yet again no work in progress pics i'm afraid :oops: sorry! Anyway, whatever you think please let me know...

The latest pile of rust to get an over haul is an old stanley no 51/2. I`ve already done a no4 a while back here... https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/post482330.html#482330 and this time after seeing an old plane that was brought in to college at a talk about... "planes" (surprise!) I was...

Having just finished fiddling with my newly aquired bandsaw (my first, and at the expense of having to sell off a much loved pair of fishing rods :( ) I find myself looking (yet again) for some advice. Having never owned or used one i`m looking for any useful gems others can pass on. From...

With the impending refurb completion of my no 7 my brain has started to wonder to...... hhmmm maybe I could put an after market blade in! :-k There is a No 41/2 next on the list so I`m thinking I could try it in both.(depending on what adjustments may be needed to plane) I was just wondering...

Having recently managed to find a few spare hours to continue refurbing my rusty old No 7 I have reached the point I loath most :roll: ...... trying to get the frog seated properly/better! The flats on the bottom of the plane are particularly bad and I was just wondering if anyone had any hand...

I`ve seen a few old rusty examples at boot fairs and on the dreaded Ebay and was just wondering if people might be able to give me a few pointers as to what makes of old saws are good and what sort of thing to look out for. Currently my handsaws consist of a B & Q stanley tenon saw and a few...

Sorry yet another plane ID post! :roll: I don`t seem to be able to find any info on the adjustment knob and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on wether it was original or not, looks a bit funny to me? As you can see she`s a bit of a state. I was going to say " the knob in...

I have decided now having a few old stanley planes that are either refurbished or in line to be, that I would like to get a wooden one to see the difference. I would like an older one that is ideally cheep and can be cleaned up/fettled? So what I'm after is some pointers as to what`s a good...

Just thought I'd post a couple of pics of the no4 I've been messing around with off and on for the past few months. It was bought for my father by my grandad back in the 70's and I don't think he hardly ever used it and over the years it gathered more and more rust and decay! It was in a...

As of tomorrow the ceiling in the lounge is coming down due to asbestos in the artex and a leak and an insurance claim....... but that is a different story! :roll: Anyway i've decided to do most of the repairs myself and having not done any drylining before i'm looking for a few pointers? i've...

After reading previous posts and a bit of a nosey round on the web I decided to have a bit of a go making a marking knife. Its only a first go but i'm quite pleased with how it came out, the blade is an old hss jigsaw blade ground and sharpened (quite possibly the sharpest thing i've got in...

Can anyone help? i've recently finished refurbing a stanley no4 and don't know what to coat the freshly polished bare metal with to stop it rusting, having spent far to many hours sanding it it is currently sat in the middle of my kitchen table and not in my shed much to my wifes distain [-X...

This has probably been covered a hundred times so I will apologize now. I am starting a course in furniture making in september and am starting to get a few tools together, I have a reasonable amount of bits and pieces but have never really had more than very average hand tools and I'm wanting...