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Presumably they're all decommisioned! :-) Can't imagine having it my place but each to their own I suppose! Nice work though. The foam is neatly done too.

I used to use a fountain pen quite a lot when I was younger. Probably because of my dad's influence. He bought me a couple of books by Tom Gourdie when I was a kid and always had an interest in handwriting. Think he probably knew Gourdie as well. Haven't picked one up in years though. My...

House. W/s not particularly well sealed from the elements!

He always runs away when someone asks about compass planes! Can't be that difficult to make a decent one! :D

Tilgear do M&W

Derek Agreed, not a blanket condemnation but seemed to be the parers that were causing problems. If the problem was indeed caused by the manufacturing process then it was surely potentially present in all paring chisels (?). Admittedly the thread was from back in 2007 so they may well have...

If that's the Iyoroi ones I'd advise against. They curl up over time. Something to do with them being rolled as part of the manufacturing process according to DC. There's a post about it donkeys ago with pics of my curled up 25mm parer

You got the top bandwheel? My next door neighbour has one similar. Lethal looking thing with not a hint of guarding.

Wealden. Without a doubt!

Moore & Wright engineers squares. Avoid woodworking squares with wooden stocks. They look nice but are usually out of square

It's much tidier than my French workshop! :D

'scuse my ignorance - what's a register plate? Cheers

Wealden every time. Excellent quality. Prompt, efficicent service. I get mine in France within a couple of days

That lot rings a bell! :D

If you can wait till Wednesday when I get home I can have a look at mine and remind myself how it goes. I haven't changed the blade in mine in ages

Is it true that decaff coffee still has some caffeine in it?

Like a sash window! Pulleys and big iron weights! :D :D

Yup, I have a small metalworking lathe that used to be my old man's. It's one of the rebadged Sieg things. Poor quality really but it's fine for handles and knobs. Not ideal obviously but good enough. Has continuous variable speed too, which is nice. I just use a piece of mild steel square bar...

Like Shim says, lovely steel! Be a shame not to get them back in working order. I just cleaned up and re-handled a Howarth 1/2" bench chisel myself last week and it's a nice tool. Think the last one might just be JB Addis (?). If so absolutely top quality carving tools

The man that made time made plenty of it! :D