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Rutlands Bench Planer similar to Silverline etc Currently unavailable from Rutlands but here’s the link for specs https://www.rutlands.com/sp+more-planing-bench-planers-premium-bench-planer-rutlands%C2%AE+r1610 Fairly new runs well and relatively quietly for a planer. I’m upsizing hence the...

Let’s finish this thread here. I appreciate the thoughtful contributions on the merits of removing ivory. If it were a paid commission I’d probably pass it along but it isn’t and knowing the family member the assumptions about the motive aren’t accurate. The help on hide glue, process and...

I am being honest I don’t care what other people have in their house. As it’s family I suggested they sell it but it was handed down by her parents after they both died of cancer a short period apart. She lived in Africa as a child whilst the parents worked in the university so it’s got...

I like simple but I have a number of options to explore 🙏

Super thanks. I’ll investigate that. Yeah I didn’t want to get into the ethics etc but some of the contributors here just couldn’t help themselves. I understand why as I had similar thoughts but I’ve long given up offering my views.

Thanks Pete I’ve had the magnifying glass out and as best as my amateur eyes can tell me along with the provenance of the top I’m pretty sure it’s ivory and it’s in their house unlike the pianos. It’s from when her mother and father taught at a Kenya University so cherished as they are both now...

Bought back in the 50s/60s when they lived in Kenya also I’ve got my magnifying glass out with a guide to ivory identification so I’m pretty sure it’s ivory off cuts. Thanks

That’s what I’m looking for tracing around them before removing them is a good idea. Thanks Thanks that’s really helpful

It’s family so I’ll do it. They taught chemistry in Kenya in the 60s which I am guessing is the source. Under the magnifying glass the grain of ivory can be seen. I really have no opinion on the ethics of it they feel uncomfortable so hey ho I’ll take it out.

Thanks I’m not getting into the ethics or the politics it’s undoubtedly ivory I know where it was sourced and it’s been cleaned, there’s grain if I zoom in. That was why there was a magnifying glass in the image I was making sure. It’s family and I don’t care so I’ll do it. I asked just in...

My wife’s cousin has asked me to remove the ivory in this little table top. Reasons are ethical and I’m not going to get into that. I’m probably going to prise them out or use a dremel. I suspect they are fairly shallow. Nuclear option is to sand the top off completely losing the trees. I could...

Does anyone have experience or knowledge of any UK fire regs about boxing gas boilers. We have 2 in a care home currently boxed with 8mm hardwood ply. Fire survey suggested we look at the materials. Thoughts and references welcome.

Mike you are a star. I really appreciate the time you’ve taken to help. Here’s the picture that Rutlands sent me which has the jig the wrong way around!

I didn’t say pippers in my original message but the fairy seems to have amended it

Thanks the product is Premium Bench Planer Part No. R1610 That process appears to be the standard and you are right the table is aluminium so that pippers the magnetic plan apart from the blade.