Recent content by Plumberpete

Hi Andy, Good to hear from you. Yes, I agree Facebook is not everyone's cup of tea including mine until very recently when I finally submitted to its claw like grip when I used it to set up a business page. I wanted somewhere to discuss these planes without the thread getting lost and without...

Yep, all good Andy. Good to hear from you!

I haven't posted on here for a long time due to work, kids and other commitments but would like to draw attention to this group on Facebook. I hope this is allowed as it doesn't really detract from the work and discussions on here but understand if not. I've set up a Facebook page for those...

Hi Biliphuster, I didn't know what Jelly meant by the pin side, I get it now though! :oops:

Do you mean like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unusual-Cross ... true&rt=nc (scroll down for pics)

Hi Keith, As Andy says, it has to have been made between 1890 and 1940. Maybe the plane iron (if it's original) will help you narrow it down to a more precise date. And as JohnPW has mentioned, it is in fact made of beech as most British wooden planes were. The Greenslade's were brushmakers...

What a beautiful plane! I like the fact it's of a large weight and size, my hands are pretty big (carney hands, as one of my friends delicately puts it) so I find some of the smaller block planes a bit fiddly.

I'm not in work today but I'll get you the info on furniture making courses tomorrow.

Yes Gary is still head of Furniture Making at COBC. Clive left at the end of the last academic year though (or was it the one before that?). I'm not sure they would be able to meet Dovetail Dave's criteria of short courses though as their courses are all at least a year long.

Nice guitars/ukeles/musical instruments! A very warm welcome. :D

I had an amazing time! Thank you Richard for the Holbrook moulding plane and thank you Kate for the tea and cakes! It was a pleasure to see Bill Carter and Ollie's planes and to see Andy Toolntat's scroll saw in action! And a big thank you to Andy T for driving! See you all next year! :D

Andy T has generously offered me a lift so I'll see you on Sunday Richard! :occasion5:

The seller mentions that the plane came from a family of shipwrights based in Portsmouth. If that's Portsmouth, Hants then, as I understand it, all the seller has to write on the package is "repatriated goods" and all import duties are waived, as import tax has already been paid in the other...

Thanks for that Corneel. Maybe I'm reading too much into something that could be just the initials of various joiners around England during the 18th Century! :?

Hi Droogs, That is fascinating! If only you could remember where you found that information! I'll have a dig and see what I can come up with.... Thanks.