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Those laminated ones only seem to be available in 2 3/8“ or 2“, not 2 1/4”. I suppose I could grind 1/8 off the side of a larger one, not sure how easy that would be. The frog is already flush with the mouth so I’m not sure if it can go any further without causing problems.

Hello, I have an old style 5 1/2 plane which needs a new iron as the current one only has a few mm left. Does anyone know where I can get one that‘s roughly the same thickness as the original? I know Ray Iles make them but theirs are 50% thicker which would require filing the mouth to fit and...

That’s exactly the sort of design I was thinking of. I was thinking something like this with an MFT worktop: Although after searching a bit I’m now debating a knock down design along the lines of this except a little smaller: The knock down design looks like would be a bit more sturdy but...

Are these still available? I’d be interested in them If they are.

Hello everyone, I’m Sam, I’m interested in DIY and hoping to get more into woodworking as a hobby. I’m very new to it, so far I’ve made a few planters, couple or storage boxes and a couple bird tables. Thinking about trying to make a collapsable workbench next. I‘ve been reading threads on...