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So, is the ridge raised or depressed. If it is slightly raised, that should be easy to remove as it's a small area and a bit of lapping on a diamond stone or equivalent should take it off in no-time. If it is depressed, then the rest of the iron needs to be ground down which is a bigger job...

Supporting your local manufacturers...https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/product-category/clifton-hand-planes/

Well, maybe it's all different here in the colonies. We own a 2016 leaf. It's been great for 80% of what we do, which is around town, commute to work (useless on a trip of course). It has been 100% reliable, no servicing to speak of, and costs about NZ$5/100 km to run, which I think, in...

I'd take up Yojevol's kind offer! For a beginner, (assuming there are no major chips that need grinding and Yojevol could take care of that anyway) something like this makes life easy IMHO Axminster Workshop Honing Guide. Ensures the correct honing angle (and you can master fee-hand as the whim...

https://www.ashleyilestoolstore.co.uk/carving-tools I don't have experience with these but love their bench chisels.

Yes, that is true. But sending a google review seems a good way to draw attention to stuff that is not fit for purpose and helps others. I recently had a Nilfisk water blaster pack up. Nilfisk weren't any help at all even though it just required a small non-return valve and their advice was...

Hi Y'all I've recently become involved in setting up a repair cafe in our city. The aim of this is to repair, as much as possible, all manner of things and reduce materials to landfill. We fix furniture, bikes, electrical items, clothing, and have a go at nearly anything. However, seeing...

I rather like my Clifton, although it is quite a bit bigger than a Stanley 601/2 and more expensive than a LN... Clifton Adjustable Mouth Block Plane - Thomas Flinn & Co Ltd. It is a work of art.

"It was an act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place" Monty Python Has come in handy in numerous situation, most recently dealing with Inland Revenue.

Hi I'm very much a beginner having only made 3 guitars. But, for what it's worth...For acoustic instruments, there are a number of jigs that take a bit of time to make but improve the result. These include radiused dishes which, if you make yourself, require a router. There are various jigs...

Not sure if this is relevant but came across this company the other day...https://benchdogs.co.uk/collections/precision-tools They seem to do some chunky rulers with a detachable stop, although not a sliding one. Thought it might be of interest in any case. Made in UK too. Cheers Richard

Knife and block for my son's birthday. Flat ground 12C27 steel, G10 scales. Used the laser engraver at the local 'makerspace' for the logo in the wood. Cheers Richard

Yes, that is what I remember, except that for all I tried I just couldn't stop mine from chattering - even packed the blade to reduce the mouth. In the end gave up and use my old ones which work a treat. I'm not often beaten by a tool and usually get them to work, this new Stanley spokeshave...

For what it is worth, I was given a brand new Stanley spokeshave. Complete rubbish, just couldn't get it to work no-matter how I set the blade. Bought an old 151 flat bottomed and an equivalent round bottom (cant remember the number) and both work very well. Since then I have bought and...

Exotic woods - nope not really, pine and MDF mostly over here. Nice NZ timber is both hard to find and very expensive and many of the species are quite soft and not that pleasant to work with. So, we envy your choice of wood and the choice in the US. I had to import all my wood and fittings...

G'day from Palmy.

That's a bit unfair. Sure you don't need them but I would have thought it was up to the purchaser to decide what they want and what fits their budget. If we cant admire nice tools, why bother admiring nice (and expensive if you buy it) furniture, when a second hand Ikea will do the job just as...

Thanks but I'll have to own up - you can buy the rod like that, like a stick of Blackpool Rock, then epoxy them through the knife handle. You can make them with a bit of effort though. Just not in this case.

Thanks ...both Lloyd (that's me :)), just managed to get a stencil sorted for the named one.

I polished these with emery paper boards - ~30mm wide 6mm ply with different grades of emery paper stuck on with double sided tape. Grades of paper from 100 to 1500 or 2000. Then buffed them a bit with rouge, although I don't think that made much difference. All takes a bit of elbow grease...