Search results

Gave it a quick coat of sanding sealer. Had intended to stain it darker to save it looking grubby in use. But the light timber contrasted against the teeth so well I kept it natural. Now to sort out the Atkins Saw I restored.

Picked up an Atkins a while back. Sadly it turned up with a broken handle, eBay, it happens! Just tidied it up. Making a saw vice at the moment as I don't care much for the Woden one I have.

Three simple boxes. I used machines to cut the wood to size and to plane it. The rest by hand and sans abrasive. Last of the Christmas gifts. Nothing much to speak of aside making use of contrasting scraps of ash and dark oak. Also using a continuous piece so the boxes can be orientated in a...

Although targeting the US this Router Plane that showed up on YouTube is shipped internationally. So, I was curious. I don't need one, but is anyone looking for one and are they considering this model? It looks inspired by Veritas but with a different mechanism fixed on the top.

These were an excuse to use up some scraps and to try out round tenons. It was enjoyable to use a rounder as I have few old ones that belonged to my Granddad and Great Granddad who were Wheelwrights. I was also guided by Jack Hill's book on Country Chairs and Bob Flexner's article on soap...

A £55 pound gamble from the bay. Clearly needs work (understatement). I was very surprised to find the infill was lighter than my Bailey by a good few grams and yes I did include the handle when weighing 😂

With what I've recently seen regarding sharpening, does it mean that modern steels are a waste of time? https://chisel-test.netlify.app/ My hunch is you need to sharpen property, this is the key. And if Buck Bros chisels can outperform PMV11 then woodworkers can divert funds to wood...

I'm nearly finished with the project but thought I'd share what I've done so far. I wanted it to be a bench easy on the wallet and to fit into my garage at home. The base is made from glue laminated bearers that come in with timber deliveries and one piece of 9" x 2 1/2" softwood for the back...

Same brief as the "Free Try Plane" thread. https://pinie.cz/en/our-products/jack-plane-classic What's different about the Jack I have is the length, it's 220mm instead of the website stated 240mm. Dlivery would be £4.00 Do note on this one, there is a dent on the sole on this plane. I hot Iron...

I was sent a few things to review a good while ago but for various reasons reviewing tools is not something I can find time for. Most people I contacted about returning items did not want them back, so I held onto them in the hope I might use them. Nothing changed, and I still did not get to...

Hello Does anyone have a small screw for plane handles on the larger Stanley planes going spare? The plane I have is a 4 1/2 but I'd assume a spare from the other sizes would work. Just after the one. Happy to pay a fair price and postage. Send me a PM if you can help.

Free (just £2.90 postage, PM me for paypal). Like the holdfasts I was sent to try out, I never got to it. Would be great to hear some feedback if you get around to watching it.

Evening, though you might be interested in seeing a metal cooper's plane. I've seen quite a few wooden ones but not one like this. Very robust construction.

I've recently acquired a collection of woodworking bits and bobs due to a friend of a friend passing away. I hadn't planned on discussing anything as it's all pretty normal stuff. There was a grim and rusty Stanley 4 1/2 in the collection. I was tempted to throw it away as it was so rusty, the...

Working on quite a few sash windows recently and found some nice evidence, of what I'm pretty sure would be the pitsaw. I guess it could be something else but I think it unlikely. I like finding stuff like this where it shows hidden areas were fine to be left "off the saw". The marks are on the...

Morning everyone! A while ago I was sent a pair of holdfasts for review purposes by Simon James. You can get the full blurb here https://www.workshopheaven.com/simon-ja ... auger.html I was hoping to experiment with them and write a review, however I'm unlikely to do that anytime soon. So if...

Reading Custard's thoughts on how using a cap iron effectively on a compass plane could be helpful I was reminded of a wooden compass plane we have. The plane seems pretty original but sadly to fragile to use. The plane iron in nice but quite new and that seems supported by the fact the cap iron...

Nice video from Peter Galbert carving spoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbdTc233FtM

It's been a while since I checked in on Paul's blog but Netflix decided to fail tonight so I decided to take a look. Seems like he's going to be making a version of the Pinie "glue clamps" http://www.quality-woodworking-tools.co ... ml#aPIN036 & http://pinie.cz/en/our-products/gluing-clamps ...

My current project is a utility piece, a handy log bin/store/firewood box based on a shaker design. I have a alcove off to the side of the stove that should be the ideal spot. This is how far I've got https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2X9cwR ... pmziuy5u2j and I hope to have it finished up in the...