Recent content by whiteant

Wow! Derek,that's "Innovation in tools" to the nth degree! I thought the last word had been uttered on this and found out from your post there was a parallel discussion on another board. That made interesting reading, I had thought I was alone in my struggle. I find that even you were misled by...

In my post I said I was trying to measure a particular angle, which I found out later(on a plastic protractor) was 22.5 degrees. With my Sliding Bevel set to that angle, I placed the stock against the rule(Bevel Setter) as stated in the 2nd paragraph with reference to Diagram 1 on the...

Tom, If I set up 20 degrees on the setter, then put my sliding bevel against its right side, the angle transferred is actually 70 degrees. This is because Veritas seems to have used the top of the setter as 0 degrees and marked off to 60 degrees from there. If the side was used for 0 degrees...

http://www.leevalley.com/html/05n6601ie.pdf The link above is the instruction sheet, which is the same as what is on the back of the packaging. It claims on the instruction sheet: " This bevel setter lets you set specific angles(from 0 degree to 60 degrees in 1/2 degree increments) on a...

Hi, I was trying to find what degree a certain angle was( I know now it was 22.5) transferring it with a Sliding Bevel to the Veritas Bevel Setter. The makers claim this process is possible, but I couldn't see any marking to match the angle in question. There was a marking for 22.5 degrees...

I use 3 in One too, following recommendations on this site. I would imagine the water recommendation on DMT site is mainly for knife users, as they couldn't be expected to use oil etc and then proceed to chop up food for consumption. One good thing about using oil is you can walk away from the...

I got mine from CHT and it is fine. It is a comfortable saw to use, perhaps I am lucky that it fits in my hand perfectly. When I picked it up I thought it was lightweight, but when sawing it has just the right weight to cut effortlessly.

http://www.atkinson-walker-saws.co.uk/handsaws.html

Disregarding the merits of it being a workable plane under todays standards, it was probably someone's pride and joy one time. Who knows what circumstances the maker had to contend with.

http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk ... ies31.html http://www.picreator.co.uk/articles/3_r ... ce_wax.htm

Have you tried adding a wooden fence to the existing metal one? That would have the effect of bringing the Oak nearer the centre of the plane and help give you a better feel of balance.

I also wonder if the blades will be available in metric, since Imperial will not match the wood dimensions this side of the world.

Yes, it is needed as an accurate reference square. I will buy an Incra and see how it goes. Many thanks for comments.

Hi, Looking for a good quality Engineer's Square. Can anyone recommend a maker and an online shop to purchase one? TIA

She must be fairly deaf then is she?