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    My First Post....

    I haven't a clue what it was about, but the thought occurred to me that it was 20 years ago today. The records have probably been wiped long ago. It's odd the think that these forums were what passed for social media back then...... .
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    LED lighting advice for carving?

    There's no obvious home for carving issues, but here goes.......I need a little advice on lighting…. Specifically LEDs. Over many years I’m an intermittent carver – like turning, it’s not my main wood-pursuit but it comes to the fore now and again. Recently I’ve resurrected letter carving and...
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    Sheffield-List Gouge Sweeps

    Are there any carvers here? Other than laboriously creating the circle of each gouge by rotating it on a piece of scrap, how do you work out the diameter of a circle that results from a sweep-arc on the Sheffield List? Is there a reliable table of actual diameters somewhere? I’ll explain...
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    Peter Follansbee's Carving Plans

    Peter Follansbee has been researching, making and writing about 17th Century English and American furniture, particularly the styles of New England furniture carving for many years. As well as his excellent films which are on You-tube and Vimeo, he has recently produced a set of full-scale...
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    A Question for Letter-Carvers.....

    I'm getting more involved in carving lettering onto wood these days....... It seems a basic question, but here goes: Normally I would do all my layout preparation on paper, produce a working scaled, copy then transfer it onto the wood, cutting through the paper copy to get a carving outline on...
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    Help With Info on an Obscure Plane Maker?

    I was sorting through a box of old wooden planes and I’m seeking information on what appears to be an obscure maker of a pair of specialised wooden moulding planes. They are standard 9 ½ inches in length, good quality and made of quartered Beech, with a scroll-end wedge, which inclines me to...
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    Yew Boards.....

    What’s the price of Yew these days? Looking for some advice, please. I say that because I’m coming to the point where there needs to be some serious and permanent downsizing in my workshop, courtesy of that old devil, arthritis and some of the timber that I don’t use any more is top of the...
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    Jet Washers

    Planning ahead for next year….. I live in mid Wales and around here we are the main source for mosses of all kinds. We make the stuff. It sticks to anything. I’m going to be sourcing – i.e. buying - a larger replacement for an aging and rather small jet-washer. (Hiring stuff like that is out...
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    Wet and Dry, a Little bit of Measuring...

    There’s a lot of debate recently on this site (and others) around the subject of rust and its prevention on static hand tools – typically in unheated sheds and garages over the winter months. This has led to the dreaded words “Dehumidification”, “Dew Point”, then “Psychrometrics”….. yes...
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    Unknown Quantity

    I have recently come across a wide gouge, which sharpens and uses very well better - than I expected. The name 'Victory Brand' is stamped just below the shank, but I must confess that I've never heard of them. The maker is a mystery to me and there's nothing that I can see on this barnd in...
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    When Things go Right.......

    It's all too common to hear about things that go wrong, for whatever reason. Not so common when things go well - not just once, but twice. I've been getting back into carving lately, specifically some of the Jacobean styles coming from Peter Follansbee which relies for a large part on the...
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    There's No Money In It Anymore.........

    Apart from only flying through a supermarket once a week for the past 6 months or so, I haven't had much change in my pocket - it's all done with plastic these days. Now I see, in today's' news, that the Royal Mint has a stock of unused coins and won't, in all probability, be issuing any new...
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    A Bit of Saw-Doctoring for the Weekend....

    I'm hoping to gauge the consensus on sharpening an old saw. I don't have an issue doing the job, it's just a case of trying to work out the best sequence. Here's the scenario: I have a good quality but old (Victorian) steel-back saw that I'm refurbishing to put to use. It's in good order for...
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    Saw Cleaning

    I’m in the process of restoring an old tenon saw to working condition. It’s late 19th C, has (unusually) a firm handle with relatively unscathed woodwork considering its age and a good amount of plate left – I reckon about 4-1/2 inches inches after I have re-cut the teeth. Given all that, it...
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    Evostik Resin W

    I've been using this stuff on and off for decades. However, a recent assembalge has sprung apart......A bit of a pain.. but the Resin W glue has been in the W/S for quite some time, so it may have deteriorated in the bottle. Which prompts a question: The manufacturer recommends a shelf life of...
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    Source of Makers' Name Plates

    Some years ago.... many in fact...... I had a number of cast bronze metal name plates made. These were 32 mm diameter plates with my name on. I think that I ordered a hundred or so. At the rate I use them, my stock is now running out. I cannot recall who made them, so my question concerns a...
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    Advice on Bed-Frame Brackets

    Bit of advice needed, please. I’m in the process of making a double bed frame. It will consist of a headboard and footboard section each connected by wooden side rails, typically 4” x 1½”. I need to locate a set of substantial connecting brackets. What I’m hoping to avoid are the typical...
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    Beading Plane Blade Angles

    I have a set of wooden beading planes by Malloch. All work fine…. except one, the 5/16 the blade of which has been’ modified’ in the past by persons unknown. Anyway, I’ve decide to bite the bullet and re-shape the thing from scratch. I don’t have a problem with the method, I just need to...
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    Removing Old Hide Glue

    I’ll start by saying that I try to avoid “restoration” work…. However, I’ve been sweet-talked into repairing an Oak nesting-table set, where just about every M&T joint has failed. There’s no problem knocking it all apart – most of it arrived in a box. The residue glue is hard and crumbling –...
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    Preston Type Router?....or Tyzack...

    Noodling around on the internet…….as one does, I noticed that a firm in America have produced a modern take on the old Preston 2500 router. Not exactly the same pattern, but close, including an optional choice of replica handles, for some reason Stanley or original Preston pattern. Here’s what...
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