Recent content by warrenr

My sympathies to your wife. The stress of such situations can be terrible. I was lucky to have left Japan less than a week before this Sendai earthquake having been skiing in Hokkaido. I did however watch the events real time on Japan's NHK TV as they unfolded; it was truly awful. While I...

I have bought quite a number of old Record and Stanley planes on e-bay including a couple of 7s and an 8. It is my experience that the jointer planes come in a far better condition than smoothers and jacks possibly because they were more likely to be owned by serious woodworkers and treasured...

Hi The HK agent has a US company that sells under the name Woodwell which seems to be a major outlet but that is not the UK. Later the same day I was in Wanchai near the Southern Playground next to the IT Mall and happened on a street with tool shops. In one, they had other Mujingfang planes...

I am in Hong Kong on a business trip and had a couple of hours to kill so I got someone to contact the local agent for Mugingfang. They suggested a small shop at 486 Reclamation Street close to Mong Kok MTR station exit A2. (This and other places nearby are mentioned on one of the Aussie sites...

My 10mm float glass is 1m long and 125mm wide. It sits on a 25mm thick piece of MDF 300mm by 1000mm as suggested on a separate link on this site for making a frame for the glass and to hold the abrasive paper. The whole sits on my work bench which has been flattened. This seems to me good...

My Dad would never talk about the first World War. He and 170+ of his of schoolmates signed up as privates. He was one of only two who came home from the Somme and the other bloody massacres. He would never talk about it and I only learnt this from my eldest bother much later. We can remember...

Hi I bought my Nagura stone in Japan on a visit and it exactly the same as the Axminster version and the construction will be for a reason so I would agree do not separate Richard Bangkok

Hi Nice bits of kit but I was told that combination sets come into their own on site with joiners as they are very portable and can cope with much of the required setting out for building work. They are better and more flexible options for the workshop. I have a number of engineer's and try...

Hi The first type mounted within the bench surface is used extensively allowing a strong mounting, integration into the workbench top while maintaining a flat bench top surface. Of this type and as a first woodworking vice, I would buy an old Record 52E with a quick release. They were used in...

Hi, I would buy an old tenon or panel saw on e-bay. I have bought a number and if you are selective you can find a very good quality saw in good condition with sharp teeth for around a fiver. Read the description carefully and although you get some duds it is a surprisingly small percentage...

Hi Argus Thanks for that. I may look and see if I can see them in HK when I am next there on business probably before Xmas. Have you also tried any of the Japanese planes as I have atrip planned in February Regards Richard

Argus Can you be more specific about "so-called Hong Kong planes sold by Rutlands". I cannot find anything smaller than a No.3. Regards Richard

Hi, Using this tool, I would imagine it would be very diffucult to avoid uneven wear on the waterstone which could greatly shorten the life of the expensive stone especially if used for other applications requiring a flat surface. Richard

Hi Another cheaper source of asphaltum powder (refSKU: IRGASP01) is Itaglio ( http://www.drupalstuff.co.uk/category/resists-grounds) a London based printmaker supplier. The cost of 500g including postage is £8.93. Regards Richard

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