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Hello Gary It's a mitre box saw - a bit like an early Nobex - the folded back would run in a guide and usually the guides were adjustable to preset angles - if you look at the 1920's (Mathieson I think) catalogue on the Toolemera site free download you will be able to find similar saws and...

Hi Derek Just a thought, but wondered if you had considered cutting the scribed/coped shoulders of the rails then setting in loose tenons which gives you a nice clean shot through the end grain without the risks attendant on undercutting? You could rout or slot the mortises in the square and...

Alternatively - if you have done the brake fluid thing then stand the drill upside down on the end of its handle; hopefully with the brace/turning handle out at an angle, hold the chuck tightly and whack the knob of the turning handle hard with your fist. Its always worked for me and I have the...

Have you considered a slightly steeper honing bevel say 35 deg instead of the usual 30? Also a spot of ruler trick on the back may help shift the attack angle slightly to give a scraping angle cut (remember the No5 will have a 45 deg bed angle good for softwoods but less ideal for tougher...

Hello - is 'Old Tools' the Ray Iles site?? as if not he may be a good bet. Otherwise if you don't mind paying postage across the pond I believe St James Bay Tool Co make a replacement Stanley spur which should fit. I have bought bits from them in the past and found them very helpful. Best...

Hello I am assuming you mean a bit brace not a wheel brace? Brake fluid is good as a penetrating oil and has some magic ingredient in it (can't remember what, but an engineer friend swore by it). If the wooden components get a bit stained then an oil finish may cover it up. Gently persuasion...

Hi Joiner I am assuming these are hand brace bits rather than machine auger bits? If you don't mind spending the time with a fresh file you can probably recut the blade part and form new spurs. Might look horrible cosmetically but should be OK - certainly for use in softwood. Failing which...

I got mine from Eyre & Baxter in Sheffield - cost about £8 in 1979. The tradition was always to stamp next to the previous owners name but not over it to obliterate the old marks. I think I have one or two older moulding planes which show at least four stamps... There are two sorts of relief...

Have a look at piano hinges - long strip hinges with narrow butts - available at places like Screwfix or Toolstation and similar. Presume rust won't be a serious problem as otherwise it suggests the tank has a leak....? I have used plastic (nylon I think)corner strips recycled from industrial...

I reckon the American plane making industry was well underway by 1878 and with a preference for Mr Stanley's products too I suspect so my best bet would be someone brought his kit of tools across the pond with him. There is a slim chance the plane might have come from a ships carpenter I...

Hi Tucker stamps with a star should be after about 1878 Sun Street, Finsbury, London (according to 'British Planemakers') Previous to that in Bishopsgate Street without the star WF would be the owners initials as it was usual for craftsmen to stamp their tools and if owner of the shop then...

Hi Toby Yes these get used fairly regularly, I sort of rotate shoulder planes - I mean take turns using them, not twisting them on the wood (!) (also use a 073 Record and an adjustable Norris style 1"). Each has a slightly different feel and I enjoy taking turns with them. Have a half inch copy...

OK, after a couple of disasters and a quick learning curve on re-sizing here goes with handbill and planes/castings for reference Regards to all SELH

Hi Toby Prices generally seem a bit less than a Norris but are all over the place. A gunmetal Price York shoulder went for over £200 in the 1979 Arnold and Walker auction (some one presumably got a little carried away) but since Ebay much lower prices might be more typical. Even Norris's seem to...

Hi Andy My description is woeful - the ears I was trying to describe are the fore and aft projections of a York pattern plane. Pics will tell all...but... I was trying without success to post some pics and the handbill - evidently with no success. If you pm me I can post to you for attachment...

[/img] Hello saw your post with interest. I have tried to paste in an image of one of the handbills. Philip Walker the founder of TATHS cleared Arthur Prices workshop in 1979 or 1980 (when I worked for PGW) which is when a sheaf of the glossy handbills were acquired. If I recall rightly the...