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Hi all My Dad has asked me to sharpen and set one of my Grandfather's old planes. I haven't seen a similar one before, and was hoping one of the board's human tool encyclopedias may have an idea of its age or origin :) In size, it's about an inch shorter than my Stanley 4 1/2. The adjuster...

Series' 1, 2, 3 & 20 of the above are due to be released shortly - £23 per series for those with deeper pockets than me! http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Woodwrights ... 732&sr=8-4

Hi all. I'm in the process of freshening up an old wooden jack plane (made by Master, no idea of age but it was originally my Grandfathers so I would imagine it would have been made in the 50's or earlier). I don't think it has seen much heavy use over the years, but in contrast to my other...

I have a set of oak wartime utility chairs which I would like to repair. They've been in my family for about 40 years, my parents having bought them at an auction when first married. Apparently I'm not the first person to attempt repairs - holding them together there is a mixture of loose (as...

Hi all. I am in the middle of making a workbench out of reclaimed (or very cheap) timber. For the top, I have a single sheet of 20mm roofing ply, plus several off-cuts of 40mm beech worktop. I'm undecided how to fasten the bits together to make the top, and was hoping for a bit of advice: *...