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Amazing what monotonous practice will do. The sign of a true artist.

I bought one and thankfully didn't get slugged with any import duties. A pure vanity I admit as it does indeed make adjustment a bit easier, but nothing to write home about. Perhaps I'd get better mileage out of using in on a different plane as opposed to my LN 60.5.

I have a LN no. 9 for sale. Will be cleaning it up, sharpening it, taking some photos and putting it in the sale forum some time next week.

Henrey Eckert will be noticing a spike in UK orders now as I've ordered one also. Hope they don't run out!

I think the traditional advice is to use a wooden mallet unless your chisels have a ferrule at the striking end. Having said that, for the smaller chisels which typically don't take much hitting to use, a small metal headed mallet should be fine. I use the Veritas journeyman's mallet. If I...

+1 for the WH plane. I have one and it's really nice. Damn good value.

It must be tough for UK distributors at the moment. I've just made a major purchase from Dictum. Nearly half the UK price plus they are sending it to me DHL business premium for no cost. I did think twice about it, but in the long run it's saved me over £200.

You tease Matthew.

I can highly recommend the Makita 2012NB thicknesser.

I do it all the time http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/rw ... d-milling/

The Veritas DT saw is well made and good value. However, it is quite light and 20 tpi. The PAX is much more expensive but has a brass back which makes it heavier and that reportedly aids in cutting. Also, a 15 tpi saw may be better (it's more aggressive and so quicker; many woodworkers (e.g...

A really beautifully made little plane. Can't believe the build quality for the price. The only defect is the sole is not that flat, but for a small block plane, that's not very important. Well done Workshop Heaven.

Interesting. Thanks for the review. My own experience of Clifton is not great. I purchased a 3110 3-in-1 shoulder plane on special when Axminster was getting out of Cliftons. I found a lot of sharp molding lines that I had to file away before it became comfortable to use. I then discovered, the...

Thanks all for your comments. Indeed PAC1, that is the method Chris Schwarz recommends as an oldie and a goodie. I'd rather steer away from sliding dovetails for the moment since I'm still trying to master simple housings with handtools only. CHJ, that's really interesting. It is in fact the...

This comes simply out of curiosity. In all books and videos I've seen on making a housing joint to fit something like a shelf, it is the full thickness of the shelf that is inserted into the housing. Now if your housings are anything like mine, you often get a small gap showing along the top of...

I'm thinking of making a couple of simple dovetailed boxes out of purpleheart front and basswood side with a birdseye maple lid, for my daughters. Possibly a bit of an eyesore in regards to stark colour contracts, but just the sort of bling my daughters will like. The purpleheart is at 8%...

Perhaps they removed the guard temporarily simply for the sake of filming?

Better yet. Sneak them into your bed and give your wife the fright of her life!

I bough a pair from The English Woodworker a while ago and, although very nicely made, they've never worked. When I whack them down, they contact the wood only on the rear 1/4 of the foot, which means they don't have much grip and my work moves quite easily. This is almost certainly because of...