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It looks like a standard generic number 4. It looks like Hilka are still operating: https://hilka.co.uk/no-4-jack-plane-43909504.html It should work fine. Check the bottom is reasonable flat, and give the blade a good sharpen and see how you get on.

That video is excellent!

I got a pack too - very pleased.

Hi Max. Looks like I'm another fan of your tenon cutters. I love the development from MARK 1 to 2. Welcome to the board.

Do you already have any chisels? If yes: You don't need many chisels. 3 or 4 will be enough for most jobs. On your budget (£60?) I'd buy two good chisels. 1/4" and 3/4" perhaps. Ashley isles are in that budget and excellent. If no: I'd recommend buying a cheap set. I started with a set of...

I bought a second hand 6030 recently and am really pleased with it. It's definitely a step up from my DBO180Z. Much less vibration, and with a vacuum attached it produces very little dust. It is a very effective sander.

The Veritas saws are a very affordable pathway into hand saws. I prefer the older style saws, but a new one is likely to cost you at least twice the price of the Veritas. The cheapest route is second hand, but there is a lot of variation and I think you need to learn to sharpen saws before you...

Hand saw for small bits would definitely be my recommendation. Japanese saws are a popular solution, but I'd recommend a crosscut carcass saw. Something like the Veritas carcass saw would be a good start. And the first thing to make using it would be a bench hook. Even if you eventual do buy...

My current contract takes me close to the shop and I have visited. Some nice tools available and very friendly staff.

+1 for the Brother Label Printer.

OK this is how it works: You will buy things and you will never use them. You will buy things that you will initially think are fine and later find better alternatives. You will buy things because you think you will work one way (or build one type of thing) only to find that you end up going in...

Interesting - it looks like it will cut a chamfered dado.

I had a Stanley B6CC304SCR523 (or very similar). Worked fine - I changed the connectors to match my tools (a very simple thing to do - unscrew one, screw in replacement). The only problem I had with it was that it was very noisy. Disturbed the neighbours noisy. Even from inside my garage. When...

Thanks for that link. Really useful.

I found the video originally posted really useful in helping me appreciate the physical properties of wood and how it relates to glue. Basically wood is a series of rods (fibers) joined together in a matrix of organic material (lignin). The torsional strength comes from the fibers. Modern wood...

Mine just stopped working one day. It was less than a year old. Called Record Power and they were really helpful and arranged a replacement.

The bucket works well I think. The catch is easy to release and reattach. The bin is solid and light so it's easy to move around. I think the question is: What are you going to do with the sawdust? I put mine on my compost, I'm a weekend woodworker who mainly uses hand tools, so I'm not...

A little research (OK - I've been googling) suggests that the "Warranted Superior" medallion suggests that the old saw is a fairly generic bog standard saw that could have been made by any number of makers. Though its interesting in itself as to what generic standard looked like years ago.

Hmm. I might have to see if I can find a nice second hand low tpi panel saw to play with. I've got a couple that I plan to sharpen for cross cut. I also fancy building a bad axe roubo saw. The kit comes with parts for a kerfing saw too. Though to be honest, I wonder if using carcass saws to cut...

Interesting. To be honest, I'd planned to reshape the handles at some point, but to be honest, I don't think I'm going to bother now I have a nice equivalent old saw.