Recent content by celyn

Thanks as ever for the suggestions and advice, I'm very grateful, have to say the Veritas tenon cutters look rather appealing. A house on the way into Cardigan has some rustic gates made from 2" fence posts and I'd wondered how the guy had managed to make a couple of bob, I'd always fancied...

Not a tortoise, the diameter I want for the tops of the legs for a rustic three legged stool. Currently whittling the well seasoned branches and bashing with a 1" internal diameter sharpened steel pipe but it's not ideal, the wood's rock hard and getting the pipe off's a bit of a sod. Any...

Thanks for the helpful replies, like the look and the price of the Narex brand and the Iles are about 30% cheaper than Sorby, two good options there.

No rush Mick, just trying to end the suspense for you.

Ended up buying the Silverline plane - it was as good as the Record and I'm still using it six years on.

Hi all, I have to replace a couple of old chisels, I own a few Sorbys currently which are good but pricey.... any offers on the go for something of similar quality but a lower price?

Cheers Jon but nothing for a 5. Reasonable price for a 4 replacement though.

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Thanks , I've checked those but it works out cheaper to buy one of these which is one hell of a waste. How does that work?

Greetings, I'm after a replacement handle for my record marples No. 5 bench plane . Can anyone reccommend a good cheap supplier? Rosewood would be too dear for the jobbing carpentry I undertake although I would prefer hardwood.