Recent content by Fromey

Amazing what monotonous practice will do. The sign of a true artist.

I bought one and thankfully didn't get slugged with any import duties. A pure vanity I admit as it does indeed make adjustment a bit easier, but nothing to write home about. Perhaps I'd get better mileage out of using in on a different plane as opposed to my LN 60.5.

I have a LN no. 9 for sale. Will be cleaning it up, sharpening it, taking some photos and putting it in the sale forum some time next week.

Henrey Eckert will be noticing a spike in UK orders now as I've ordered one also. Hope they don't run out!

I think the traditional advice is to use a wooden mallet unless your chisels have a ferrule at the striking end. Having said that, for the smaller chisels which typically don't take much hitting to use, a small metal headed mallet should be fine. I use the Veritas journeyman's mallet. If I...

+1 for the WH plane. I have one and it's really nice. Damn good value.

It must be tough for UK distributors at the moment. I've just made a major purchase from Dictum. Nearly half the UK price plus they are sending it to me DHL business premium for no cost. I did think twice about it, but in the long run it's saved me over £200.

You tease Matthew.

I can highly recommend the Makita 2012NB thicknesser.

I do it all the time http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/rw ... d-milling/

The Veritas DT saw is well made and good value. However, it is quite light and 20 tpi. The PAX is much more expensive but has a brass back which makes it heavier and that reportedly aids in cutting. Also, a 15 tpi saw may be better (it's more aggressive and so quicker; many woodworkers (e.g...

A really beautifully made little plane. Can't believe the build quality for the price. The only defect is the sole is not that flat, but for a small block plane, that's not very important. Well done Workshop Heaven.

Interesting. Thanks for the review. My own experience of Clifton is not great. I purchased a 3110 3-in-1 shoulder plane on special when Axminster was getting out of Cliftons. I found a lot of sharp molding lines that I had to file away before it became comfortable to use. I then discovered, the...

Thanks all for your comments. Indeed PAC1, that is the method Chris Schwarz recommends as an oldie and a goodie. I'd rather steer away from sliding dovetails for the moment since I'm still trying to master simple housings with handtools only. CHJ, that's really interesting. It is in fact the...