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Has Grim been banned? He says he has over there. What did he do this time?

Raw linseed oil half n half with real turpentine. Just wipe/brush it on everything. So I'm told.

Haha thats very funny did you make it up yourself? hehe

Quoting Mr G from the dark side: "Some doubt about the function of the cap iron. i've come to the conclusion that the cap iron has just one essential function, which is to transfer pressure from the wedge (in a woody) or the lever cap (in a steel plane) to as near to the edge as possible. For...

Mahogany and walnut are both easy to work so I suspect it is your technique which is at fault. Any plane - but sharp, fine set and with slight camber. Set it to zero cut and wind it up slowly as you go.

There is a big selection of steel thicknesses available here http://www.cromwell.co.uk/category_page/05010209 if you can't find a suitable ruler.

Not if you choose to keep it as a slightly rounded bevel. Very easy to do - not a problem at all.

I'd stick with the 4 and 5. When you are sure you have them both working well you will know what you need next.

You could improve the leakiness by draining the pitch roof into a gutter instead of on to the flat roof. Also, as flat roofs don't do well at the best of times they usually need a steeper fall than they are given.

There is a thread on UK Woodwork showing how to do it and a round dowel. http://trevera25.proboards85.com/index. ... hread=2005 Easier than you think

Theyb are all over here http://trevera25.proboards.com I expect they would fil you in on details. I have been lurking in both places - very interesting! Martin