Recent content by head clansman

hi all, I just popped in to say a fond fair well to Roy (digit) One of the genuine OK guys who loss to woodworking will be sadly missed, my thought are with his family in this very difficult time. RIP Roy .hc

hi devonwoody :lol: :lol: :lol: better not fall out with my wife again ooh makes the mind boggle, hc :lol: :lol: :lol:

hi Pete rounded ends must be nice to fit into the palm of the hand, comfort, is that big brass bolt the original idea for a plane like that . :?: hc

hi Jim It's the intrigue in making thing like this, that got me interest enough to make a replica 1600 century flintlock pistol back in 1978 i just want to see how difficult it was to make , judging from the tools they must have had in those day i know it was bloody difficult for me...

hi Jim very very nice matey, don't that learning curve just get bigger & bigger with every plane you do, keep them coming , following with interest,,looking forwards to see the finish job 8) . hc

hi The arg & sko match what a lovely cheeky little goal right on half time , that will make for a brilliant second half now .hc 8)

hi they were good :evil: , really bloody good, :evil: :evil: the Germans are going to be a force to be reckoned with this time round :evil: mores the pity . hc

hi bob hm some interesting ideas there bob , like the one with the metal back and thermostatically controlled . hc :)

hi guys JMHO peter crouch, as ever , was not on in the game long enough should have come on earlier or better still right at the beginning, been a different final score then . hc :roll:

hi it's a combination of things , chisel ain't sharp enough , don't use a mallet or hammer the timber is to soft to be hit with them because the chisel could be sharper it's being forced through the grain, do it by hand a whisper at a time , do it as Jim described, slowly ease back...

hi paul yes i have this problem now and then seem the odd pic when you alter the size and then load it to this workshop just don't want to change size . Dave r when you moved to flickr did you move all photo albums with your pics in from photobucket to flickr if so what happened to...

hi Jim ah i see what you mean now from the pics , i don't suppose there is any reason to have or not have a bevel really,it's down to you really if it twear mine :roll: , I would bevel it not just because it may look better but because when your using it in a rebate it gives a...

HI for me the finals got to be HOLLAND ENGLAND S o i can go to the street party in Holland just to see the look of horror on my son in laws face as we drive the winning ball into the back of there net , please don't wake me up i only get to dream like this every four years :lol: :lol...

hi Jim not sure what your asking here do you mean leave the blade square on the end or bevel as its shown on the chip breaker. hc

hi it only become in-mobile when you have it locked up to the wall at night, or when the shop is empty ,moisture in any workshop can be problems even in a wooden box if the shop is cold enough , metal - metal contact in a cold damp atmosphere will start rust off but if your tools are all...