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    One advantage of Record 043 style plough plane!

    I used to have a Record 050 with a full set of cutters, but I sold it as I never used it and I have a Rapier 43 and a lot of odd cutters from joblots etc - turns out I don't have a 1/4" amongst my collection of odd cutters - oops! However, as you can see, it's not a problem for the wee beastie!
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    My version of a Dryad Junior book plough (for bookbinding)

    For a while now I've been interested in bookbinding, and one of the problems for inexperienced amateurs such as myself is trimming the edges of what will become the book. Those with the money and space would use a guillotine, next up is a bookbinders plough, which is also expensive although...
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    Options etc For Wooden Threads

    So I have a couple of thread boxes and I'd like some advice on setting up/using them properly. The modern one has a tap with it, the old one doesn't so I'm planning on threading a dowel with a conical point, sawing down its length and inserting an old bit of saw plate suitably shaped to scrape...
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    Ukelele build - anyone help with obtaining plans/advice etc?

    I have rashly promised to make an acoustic ukulele for my daughter's birthday, she has one but it sounds as good as the price we paid for it i.e. not much. Can anyone recommend plans, books, websites etc? I've done some stringed instrument building before so I have a good idea of what's...
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    Information on Portative Organ (early music) construction

    At some point in the next year or so I'm planning on making a portative organ, partly because I like them, partly to enable a more experimental build later on. I've located a source for plans portorg, but I'm looking for any books/articles etc about the history and development of the instrument...
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    What is the ideal size & handle for a hook knife?

    I fancy making some hook knives for spoon/bowl making. Rather than buy one I thought I'd make a couple, however, I've never actually seen one in the flesh, so any advice on useful sizes would be appreciated. At the moment I'm thinking a 10mm wide strip of 2mm thick 01 tool steel would be an OK...
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    The Woodworker 1920 - Dovetail Saw & Saw Sharpening Article

    These wouldn't fit in the previous post. More to follow, Cheers, Carl
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    The Woodworker 1920 - Various Articles On Saws/Sawing

    These are from the series of articles 'Tools and Their Uses'. Fantastic illustrations - I wish I could look quite so dapper after half an hour of ripsawing! Cheers, Carl
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    The Woodworker 1930 - wooden planes

    Here's three articles on wooden planes. August 1930 - truing the sole and sorting the mouth. September 1930 - 'The Treatment of New Planes'. Interesting as it's against soaking wooden planes in linseed oil - even stating that certain companies would consider their guarantee void if this is...
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    Making Joiners Dogs from The Woodworker Aug 1921

    As we all know, there are many slopes to slide down, and I've found one new to me - 1920's (or thereabouts) volumes of 'The Woodworker'. I really like the writing style, the illustrations and the convenient size (although by 1938 the rot had set in, apart from certain unfortunate developments on...
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    Free On-line Woodworking magazine

    I came across this recently, thought I'd share it in case anyone else is interested. It's called 'The lost scrolls of handwork', it's a one-man operation so somewhat idiosyncratic, but full of good stuff - the third and latest edition has an extensive article on making laminated moulding planes...
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