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DW; take on board the message Rob Lee is conveying.

+ 1 Danny.

DW; were you able to determine if the edge retention of pmv11 vs 01 closely matched that of Veritas's earlier claims. Stewie; http://www.pm-v11.com/Images/story_RadarChart.JPG

Fettling in the wedge on the skew iron moving fillister plane I built.

The following photos shows a triple reed length of molding that was worked this morning. regards Stewie;

The following shows the cutting iron after being shaped and sharpened to match the profile of the planes triple reed sole. The plane was then tested for performance on some sample boards, and final fine tuning has been completed. Photos showing the worked profiles will be included in the next...

Nick; the old hide glue had crystallized with age and was allowing movement within the boxwood slips. It took little more than a few light taps with the hammer to remove each slip from its housing. Stewie;

The Moseley Triple Reed Plane arrived in the post 2 days ago. The refurbishment is progressing well. The most difficult task was correcting a very slight bow within the alignment of reeded profiles. #Fresh hide glue applied to the boxwood inserts. #The soles reeded profile, depth stop, and...

The plane is currently in transit from the u.k to Au. Stewie;

Thanks Andy; appreciate the feedback. regards Stewie.

Appreciate the feedback. MOSELEY was more than likely the plane maker. The question is was it John MOSELEY, and if so, does the makers stamp suggest it predates (& Son) !!! https://londonstreetviews.wordpress.com ... ol-makers/ Stewie;

Purchased this MOSELEY side bead with double reed moulding plane from the u.k recently. Can anyone supply some details on the likely date of manufacture. Stewie;

The task of modifying the firmer chisels to bevel edge chisels has been completed. After the initial annealing process, the steel maintained more than adequate hardness not to proceed further with later heat treatment. (Thanks to John C. for that advise.) Likewise to Vincent Tai. on his advise...

AndyT; you might need to read that paragraph again. JOINTING To be done only when the teeth are uneven or incorrectly shaped, as explained above). Unless the teeth are regular in size and shape the set can never be regular and it is useless to attempt to regulate them without "jointing"...

THE DISSTON SAW, TOOL, AND FILE BOOK If the teeth are uneven, it is necessary to "joint the saw" and "shape the teeth" in accordance with the instructions below: JOINTING (To be done only when the teeth are uneven or incorrectly shaped, as explained above). Unless the teeth are regular...