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Lovely job, great work!! Are the pieces pinned together as well or just brazed ?

For filing the lands in the slot of the square stock I used some double sided sticky tape to adhere some coarse sandpaper to the edge of the blade of the square. This makes the perfect sized file for adjusting things. Failing that, I've got a starret combination square, it's very very solid and...

I also bought some of Ashley Iles Mk2 bench chisels ( an indulgance for myself being a rank amateur ). My experience is limited but I find them to be superb and hold their edge really well. The lands are very fine and the backs come slightly hollowed out making them really easy to prepare...

Wow, that looks fantastic. I do worry about the use of exotic woods now as they are going to become increasingly scarce. In your case however I don't think this is an issue, it's not like you've actively tried to buy this wood for this purpose. That'll be a lovely bench to work at once you're...

Ttrees, thanks very much for the reply, that's great information and it looks like it'll be just the ticket for what I have in mind.

Hi folks I see axminster has these in stock. Does anyone have experience of using these vice screws? I was wondering if they allow the jaw to tilt a little bit for clamping angled workpieces. I'm particularly interested in building a Scandinavian style shoulder vice so if anyone knows of any...

Good knowledge, I'd wondered how much strength these actually bring. I do think butterfly keys are like some kind of virus though, I few years ago I hadn't seen many around then the YouTubers caught on and now they're everywhere !!!

Great work and good progress. I think a lot of people are too hard on themselves when it comes to woodwork. I'm happy if anything I make ends up looking remotely like what it did in my head before I started !!! Nice contrast on the dovetails.