Recent content by Rob D

That looks a lot like whych elm to me, quite reddish in colour

Thanks for the recommendation Brian, as you say always happy to get involved in milling up timber. I have messaged Jack so we’ll see what happens.

Was looking at the Ray Iles 01 blades on workshop heaven as well. They seem to present better value and are thinner than the aftermarket veritas option so should be better for retrofitting into an older plane.

I’ll take a closer look at the cap iron tomorrow. It works ok but I just don’t feel like it’s quite as good as when I first got it, I struggle to get full width shavings and the adjustment seems go from no shaving to quite a deep shaving with only small turn of the blade adjustment wheel. Had a...

Thanks for all the help guys. I’ve managed to get back up to the shed this evening to have a bit of a play this evening. I’ve taken everything apart and reset, checked the frog thoroughly and all seems fine. I’m pretty sure this is an issue with the blade and cap iron union, when I take the cap...

It works ok but I feel like it used to work a lot better hence my investigation into what was happening. Without the cap iron fitted the bend is negligible, but this bend in the iron seems to prevent it sitting completely flush on the frog which I would imagine isn’t great?

Evening all Can anyone tell me if this blade is beyond saving? I’ve measured the bow to be 1mm at its deepest point. I’m wandering if it’s worth looking at the veritas pmv replacement blade and accompanying cap iron? Those 2 combined come in around £100 and I’m not sure an old record smoother is...

Didn’t have any of the proper sealants. Anchorseal etc

Acrylic paint.

I’ve cut them into 8ft lengths. I use a ladder for the first cut and this is the maximum length I can do.

Evening all Although I have milled ash logs using a chainsaw mill previously I am far from an expert. I have cross cut these sections to length and sealed them ready for cutting into planks but as you can see they’ve developed some mighty cracks, bigger than I’ve experienced previously. Can...

What other online woodworkers content, DVD’s, books would you recommend Tom? Someone here who has mostly followed Paul Sellers so far and had no clue how to even take a shaving with a hand plane a few years ago but who is always keen to improve.

Evening all and a Happy New Year. Thanks for all the input. I’ve decided to go for the Domino 700, its a lot of money to stump up but I’ve just sold an old car of mine so I’ve got got some dosh handy. I liked the fact that if I wanted to I could use it to make a mortise and then prepare the...

Ok, thanks for so many reply’s and info. I have to say I’m leaning towards the domino and that’s purely because of space, if I was going to get a mortiser it would very likely have to be a bench top, the only decent one I’ve seen online is by Axminster at around £1,200. With the domino, I’m...

Hi all I’m trying to make a decision between a morticer, preferably a bench top model but I could possibly accommodate a floor standing version or a domino. I’ve been woodworking for around 5 years and have built things such as tool chest’s, blanket chests and dining tables using solid timber...