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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.

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%...

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I quite like the look of this joint; I'd like to incorporate it into a tool tote build; However, I'll need to make this joint with hand tools only. I expect I will have to mark the joint out, cut down the perpendicular wall to depth with a saw. Then nibble back from that wall with a chisel...

I'd like a plane for rebating (including cross grained)... To that end, I recently purchased an old Record 78, but I'm not enjoying the experience. Although I've read all the posts about how to set them up and sharpen the nicker, I'm still getting poor results. I suppose I should persist with...

I just noticed that DICTUM offer a 2% discount if you pay by direct bank transfer or set up a direct debit account with them. With electronic banking, I find making a bank transfer takes me about a minute and costs me nothing. So this sounds like money for jam. In addition, for some items, even...

I have two pine boards that Rob Stoakley very kindly thicknessed for me a few weeks back when I visited him. Unfortunately, in the intervening time, the boards have cupped slightly (damn, I knew I should have jointed them then and there!) Now that I'm ready to joint them into a panel (lid for my...

Getting good cut clasp nails (without paying a fortune) in the UK is difficult. The ones I have (from Screwfix) and very so-so (as we all discovered at Chris Schwarz' dutch tool chest course). I'm currently making a six board chest out of pine and am wondering if square shaft nails, like the...

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I'd like to make some sliding lid boxes with through dovetailed joints. Obviously I need a groove for the sliding lid, and I'd like to insert the bottom into a groove as well. I have a Record 043 plough plane to make the grooves, but I'm not sure how I make stopped grooves (so the groove won't...

Wow, this is really quite interesting. http://logancabinetshoppe.wordpress.com ... ng-sticks/

My work shed was build by an unknown numpty lost in the mists of time but unfortunately I'm stuck with it. #-o It's a concrete slab with two courses of red brick, a damp proof membrane and then concrete blocks. It leaks water around the DPM in a couple of places when there is heavy rain. I've...

I'm on holiday next week in Hereford (staying in Peterchurch, Golden Valley). Just wondering if there is anything in the area to interest a handtool enthusiast. Second hand tools for instance? Thanks

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I can't believe it took me this long to work this out. Then again, having an epiphany is always nice. I have a small shed, so had to have a small bench. I chose a Sjobergs Nordic Plus 1450 (now with the storage unit underneath). It's a bit more expensive than benches of the same design and...

I'm making a set of shelves for my wife. Basic design is, two upright planks with horizontal dados that will house a series of shelves. It's effectively a very deep bookcase. I've cut the shelves (5 of them, each 18 mm thick) to width and depth. Now I want to make sure all the shelves are...

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I'm making a six-board chest to help store tools in the shed and double as a saw horse. Yesterday I was gluing up the panel for the bottom of the chest and discovered this morning that I accidentally glued the two boards with the rings in the same orientation. This board is going to be fitted...