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I do the rounded bevel on my grinder. Honing is kept for the edge. David

The original Veritas honing guide has a straight, wide roller. One has to be careful to clamp the chisel or plane blade square in the guide or the edge produced will not be square. The advantage of the Eclipse guide is the narrow roller which does not dictate to the chisel. It has wiggle...

Personally, I grind at 25 or sometimes 22 degrees. Please be certain not to grind right to the edge, or bluing/overheating is likely. Leave a small sliver un ground. I agree with D-W that honing at 32 to 35 degrees will give a longer lasting edge. This honing band is best kept very small...

I love the carbon/plastic dial calipers, and have used them for more than 20 years. Digital gives too much information and makes my brain hurt ! David

Big vote for 5 1/2. I did virtually all my work over a 52 year period with this size plane.. David Charlesworth

Ron Hock can supply correct cap iron for your plane. There was variation over the years of cap length. Length is measured from slot to front edge. If you can work out this dimension Ron can supply one. Best wishes, David Charlesworth

Ron Hock can supply a capiron for your plane. Production variations on cap irons give different lengths from slot to cap edge. I have encountered several of these. If you can work out a length that works, Ron will supply. NB Yoke is most efficient when square to frog surface. Best wishes...

No planes work out of the box, the blades are ground but not sharpened. The less this ludicrous idea is mentioned the better. Happy new year, David

No. What matters is the ability to set a balanced/ even shaving, when sighting along the sole. Best wishes, David Charlesworth

Shooting boards, very useful and easy to make. The one change I have come up with, is a sacrificial fence, which sits against the fixed fence. It is held with one or two small toggle clamps. The end can be set against plane sole for an almost zero gap. This ensures minimal spelch. This...

I think these are designed for use clamping small mitered work like stringing lines. Restorers used to make larger spring clamps from chair springs. David Charlesworth

Minute gaps in both length and width are acceptable, and useful. Try for 0.1 mm which is the thickness of a piece of good printer paper. I have a DVD on precision hand planing which might be useful. (From my website). Best wishes, David Charlesworth

A 5 1/2 will do everything you need. David Charlesworth

My advice is to use an Eclipse type jig. (About 11 quid from axminster for good far eastern copy. Greater certainty, greater accuracy, greater repeatability. repeatability means less work. " degree change very simple, just reduce projection by 2 t 3 mm. Best wishes, David.

The "huge jump" from 800g to 10,000 g is perfectly ok if a small change of angle (say 2-3 degrees is used. It is only the tip which is being polished. SEE Rob Cosman or my plane sharpening DVD. Polishing wide bevels is a waste of energy! Ohishi stones from Classic do not need soaking. Best...

I would look at Workshop Heaven or Classic Handtools. 8,000 is nicer than 6. 10,000 very nice.

Glad things are improving. Just a word of caution, Ruler trick should not be done on anything other than a polishing stone. Say 6.000, 8,000 or 10,000 grit. Best wishes, David Charlesworth

I have several clips on my You Tube channel which might help. The sole is not ideal, the felt tip needs removing just in front of the throat. Is the blade back flat in its width so that the C/B underside edge can make a perfect fit at the edge? I see you have done some work on C/B top edge...

While researching this for an article, I noticed that new scrapers are far from flat. This means that on initial polishing of the flat sides, you only get two polished surfaces. One on each side. Too much force on the burnisher is hopeless. No 80 requires less force than card. Correct...

I like them a lot. David Charlesworth