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Boxes have made only wih hand tools but bandsaw was used only with ripcuts. Lids were scrolled with fretsaw. I know that I'm from Ukraine, but FRETSAWING is a British tradition. So I like fretsaw too.

Hi Mike, Probably you know some blacksmiths who make blade blanks? Some time ago I've ordered 2 thin strips of damascus as a blanks for future marking knives. But for less spending I've ordered laminated blades, as Japanese Kanna's blades have done. Very thin strip of damascus steel was welded...

Hi to All. I'm from Ukraine. I live here. Regarding me - I've bought a nice Stanley #4 from RogerP and payed. Now I have this plane in my 'plane's collection' and it is a real workhorse. So forum member has an experience and I am not fraud (?) person. As regarding help in Ukraine - anybody from...

I have a lot of uncleaned wooden planes, mostly made by unknown people - here in USSR people, who lived in small citiies often made tools themselves. When I have time I always clean and make plane to working condition. Probably is 'plane disease' but it seems to me that when I make shavings by...

I use very cheap but enough dangerouse method. For preventing rust from finger prints I use cosmetic oil for hands - liquid oil - stolen from my wife. No money - she have bought it earlier, and she speak a lot when she saw WD-40 on the kitchen (my night woodshop). Frankly spoken she doesn't...

Hi to all! Need some help from London residents. A friend of mine from Russian speaking wodworking forum http://forum.woodtools.ru/ will stay in UK, London in the beginning of August. Could you provide some addresses of London fleamarket or car boot sale where he will be able to buy old...

Hi Toby, I use Stanley and Record planes. Old planes of course. Just because they are real workhorses. Also trying to accomodate japanese planes for some operations. Veritas, Lee Nielsen and Clifton are overpriced for me. Let's wait, probably in the nearest future I will buy them. But what do...

Hi toby, I have a Russian clone of Record 043. This is upon German planemaker Gerd Fritsche (http://www.traditional-handplanes.com/). I've ordered blades from Gerd Fritsche. So it seems to me that details you need are the same at the Record 043 and at the my Russian clone made by Voskow plant...

At first you should understand that making a post after Derek Cohen's post for me as for UK citizens to take a breakfast with a Queen! I'm from exUSSR, Ukraine and the main reason in using block planes is the different names of profession. Probably it will be hard understand me but below are my...

Thank you very much for help! Of course my software can't recognize them because this is Russian version of MS Word. Just corriged j" to 1/4, so time to sleep. Again thank you for replies. Regards, Serge.

I read this text http://www.shakerovalbox.com/articles/building/ "Building Shaker Oval Boxes" And in the part named "Top and Bottom boards" in the second phrase I see "These are ј" to 7/32" thick and not bent."

Hi all! I think this is right place to ask some help. Now I'm reading an article about Shaker box making. There I found an expression 'board j'' thick...". Could somebody or 'common brain' explaine me how many millimeters is thickness of board j'' thick? I can convert other dimensions, such...

I use citric acid indoors - in my bathroom. A little smell is present, but we do this not all day and not every day. As regarding time of exposure - I prefer hot water, hot from a boiler but not boiling water from oven. And in these cases about 30 minutes enough. Serge

To Mike.S and others - the prices in Ukraine are higher than prices in EU, UK, US. Especially for power tools. For example, trimming router Makita RT0700C withe the same bases man can buy in UK for 105 pounds (near 1270 Hrivnia - Ukrainian currency), but in Ukraine in the Internet shops you can...

My reply will be about UK (not Axminster) and Dieter prices. I'm living outside EU - in Ukraine. So my country is not EU member. When I buy tools from Dieter Schmid I know that I pay money without VAT because I order delivery to Ukraine. So the total amount is 19% less. When I ask about...

Hello rxh, Just found the same problem with Stanley 4 Handyman sometime ago. The same poor (mass production) made yoke. It seems to me that you have not any 'how to', just some elbow grease and 'go ahead'?

Hi, Because I have not machine for wood dimensioning I always use scrub plane. Old good Soviet scrib plane, just a copy of German made Ulmia or ECE planes. Probably you can sharpen blade with Veritas sharpening jig for cambered blades, but it seems to me the camber radius will be not enough for...

G'Day Lons, I try to help but only with the photos. Below you find links to threads of Ukrainian airgunners forum. So the language is Russian, but probably photos will help you. 1. This man makes pistols grips and gunstocks http://airgun.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 98&start=0 2. This too...

Hello Stubtoe! As earlier wrote - you are not alone. I've carefully learned and read all topics regarding ripsawing by hand on Sawmillcreek. So I've elaborated this one method for me. I'm not professional woodworker, on ly doing this as hobby and not every evening. So, this is mixt from a lot...

Hello, Just my two cents. My mother is a phisician (doctor, right?). She is child phisician and specializes in domain pulmonology and allergology. According to her the best way to Klaus not work with exotic wood NOT WORK anymore. Probably in the future his health will back. But she recommends...