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I'm about to try it on an old US style blacksmiths drill (not quite a precision machine like your lathe). I rubbed a test piece with an oil (BLO) soaked rag and left it to dry. I couple of days later it was dry, but a bit too shiney, and probably a bit too thick. I think the idea is to wipe it...

I think (and I hope I'm wrong) that there are minor differences between the Record and the Marples, such as the rods are different diameters. I may be thinking of the 043. Anyway, nothing ventured, nothing gained - just be prepared for a bit of disappointment, or a bit of machining. Cheers, Vann.

Ahem Looks good for shooting to me. And at 15" long it's very close to your preferred 355mm... (hammer) Cheers, Vann :D .

I bought a set with wooden handle (2nd photo down in JohnPW post) about 5 years back, when Footprint went into voluntary receivership (or similar). I bought mine through Amazon from the States. At the time they listed 4 styles of Footprint chisels: this wooden handle model; the red plastic...

Yes. I attack both daughters with one from time to time (hammer) . Cheers, Vann.

I agree. I wonder, seeing as they wanted to limit this range to a single width, why they didn't choose 2⅛" or 2¼" - both common widths in wooden planes? Cheers, Vann. edit: d'oh #-o . I should have checked Lee Valleys website before going off half-cocked #-o

I was going to suggest gold paint - then you could pretend it's a brass back (or gold back :shock: ). Cheers, Vann.

Me too. But it's nice to dream of the days when I wasn't... But when SWMBO notices the glazed look in your eyes you need a over story like "I was thinking about a plane I just bought dear" :oops: I wonder which would get me in more trouble: confessing to the purchase of a brand new £300...

A Shooting Plane http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.a ... 48945&ap=1 https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/joi ... ?node=4169 But you don't need one of these. A standard No.4 will do, a No.5 1/2 would be better. As others have said, don't buy a Faithful or Silverline. Don't buy a new Stanley...

If it was me, I'd take a standard cutting iron - one with too much pitting to be worth hand lapping - and have it surface ground down to the thickness desired*. The Veritas cutting irons look to be very similar to a standard Bailey/Bedrock iron, so hopefully the slot is near enough the same...

So, if Ali is determined to try a super-thin cutting iron, the ideal plane to experiment with would be one of the Veritas bevel down range, where the frog extends through the sole of the plane to form part of the sole. That should give support all the way to the bevel. I can't think of any...

My oldest Stanley irons (USA made) are down to 1.95mm thick - which may or may not be because of frequent lapping by previous owners. The Stanley cap-iron is designed to lay flat on the cutting iron from its top, all the way down to immediately above the "hump". With the exception of a few early...

No, now you have to buy the next incomplete No.050 to get the parts needed to complete your other incomplete one. Or at least that's how I started on this plane buying slope... :roll: Cheers, Vann.

That's very uncharitable of you. I appreciate the efforts of anyone who tries to put a smile on my face - even if it does fall a little flat sometimes... I wonder what Lee Valley have come up with this year? Cheers, Vann. edit: found it viewtopic.php?f=11&t=88288&view=unread#unread

Plane socks? I want some for my No.8. All my planes have a sole, a heel, and a toe - but at 24 inches long, only my No.8 has two feet :mrgreen: Okay, okay, I'm leaving.... Cheers, Vann.

I believe they're all from the same factory - but different buyers order to different specifications, so they're not all the same in quality, machining or finish. Or so I understand... Cheers, Vann.

What Jacob doesn't realise is that over here (NZ) nice looking saws with "curly handles" very seldom crop up - so when they do they go for considerably higher prices than back in Blighty. And just because it has a curly handle doesn't mean the blade will be straight. Better to take a punt on a...

He means "...file some off the rod or add washers to the top...". Good advice. I'd file 2-3mm off the length (maybe 1.5mm off each end) then you should be able to nip it up tight. Potentially a very nice plane. It's pre-1960 (the best period for Records), and looks to be post-WW2. The cutting...

Hi Andy. Can you expand that a bit (I have a saw handle that needs just this repair)? Did you force the split open wider to get the glue in? What glue did you use? I've given my handle quite a few coats of linseed oil - is that likely to cause the glue to fail (did yours hold okay after you'd...

From the point of view of supporting your local industry, it's a shame you didn't opt for the Cliftons. But from a quality perspective, you'll never regret the Lie-Nielsens. Loverly planes (unless you find the A2 irons to be a PITA :mrgreen: ). Cheers, Vann.