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I recently bought a new Starrett blade for an older Starrett stock, and have found it to be far from perfectly straight. Checking it against another accurate square with the stock at various points, it's all over the place. Anyone else found this to be the case with new Starrett stuff? If so...

Looking for a machine shop (or anything else that could do the job) to square up the sides on my no 3 smoother so I can use it for shooting. I tried a couple of simple jigs with sandpaper, but it just takes wayyyyyy too long. If anyone knows of anywhere in Brighton (preferably), or around East...

Anyone know of a straightforward method for checking a 45 degree angle tool (on a combination square for example) for accuracy? Of course there's a very easy way to check a 90 degree square, but I can't think of anything simple for other angles? Maybe such a method doesn't exist? :D

I've been working on an old Record No 4 plane (late 50s if I've dated it correctly). The blade is sharp enough to be pushed through paper, the chip breaker is sitting flat and polished, and the sole is flat. The only problem I'm still having is getting the blade to sit straight. I noticed that...

New to the forum, so thought I'd say hi! Any other music types on here (makers or listeners?) Alex