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Hey Craig, that's pretty darn good buddy, I too am embarking on this kind of joinery as a novice, the last 6 months and am currently making my first dovetailed box. I spent all afternoon and the box is one set of dovetails smaller than when it started as I had to cut them off and start again...

Hi, we have a Magnet factory finished sash window, that was supplied the wrong size for one of jobs, it has been gathering dust here in our workshop for a while now. I thought it might be useful for someone building a shed or workshop, if so, its available for free for collection from Bethnal...

no two Cs either.......so they were both wrong!!!! Always 2 sides to every view I suppose.

It's not about the actual words, Jacob is very good at subtly winding up the people who don't agree with him. He also likes to use provocative statements. No problem in that, but understandably some people take it better than others.. Don't feed the troll I say.....!! Cheers, Mark

Hey Waka, I have just stumbled across this thread, and not sure I can add anything to the comments already posted, but was just blown away by the piece and how stunning it looks. I have been toying with the idea of making something similar for my workshop, albeit smaller, and you have just made...

Hey Karl, that's a REALLY nice job you have done and a beautiful plane. Edit , It is a type 5 , I was forgetting it was a bedrock... D'oh!! I love the bedrocks, and would agree exactly with the style and level of refinishing you done. Cheers, Mark

All I can say is wow!!! just fantastic piece of work, Your Dad is a lucky man!! Cheers, Mark

Bit of a digression, but when following the links ( thanks Paul) I came across his workbench as well......... http://lostartpress.wordpress.com/2011/ ... it-anyway/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostartpre ... 8335/show/ How fantastic is that..... love the vice wheels Something to aspire to

Hi Rob, that's great to know, and kind of gratifying to me to realise that I have figured out the solution by myself! Love the product and will shortly be ordering another for a number 3 that is currently being worked on, Cheers, Mark

Hi Jacob - Firstly,the thing does fit as per the blurb, but I am not sure if I have it set up right, hence asking for some advice from other users of said product. Secondly, "why bother" ??? Because they give better results for me. I buy old Bailey planes and restore them for pleasure and try...

I guess the other thing I could do would be to get the hole in the chipbreaker enlarged by my friendly local metalworker.... I just wondered if other users of this combo had come across the issue.... Cheers, Mark

Hi, I just took delivery of one of these for one an old Type 15 number 4 bailey I just restored. No problem adjusting the throat to fit, however, I find that the Iron was at the absolute limit of adjustment ( IE the top of the circular cutout in the blade was resting up against the locating...

Thanks for the comments guys, amazing how nice some of these old beauties come up and nicely they work, especially with a decent iron in them. I would love to know the life story of my old tools, just imagine what they have seen and where they have been, and all the peoples hands before who have...

Hi Scholar, and thanks for the advice. I do have the Festo jig you mention but the hinges she has supplied are circular, not oval type, they are approx 24mm wide. My big problem in doing this is going to be the "frame" - its a window reveal of MDF, already fitted, so it will be almost impossible...

Hi Scholar, and thanks for the advice. I do have the Festo jig you mention but the hinges she has supplied are circular, not oval type, they are approx 24mm wide. My big problem in doing this is going to be the "frame" - its a window reveal of MDF, already fitted, so it will be almost impossible...

Yes, please, how much, how long - I would love to own one of those, absolutely stunning...... Cheers, Mark

Sorry the piccies are not as sharp as usual, but they are from my blackberry. Thought I would share with you my freshly restored Type 15 number 4, sporting the rather gorgeous IBC matched set of iron and chipbreaker. These surely are a work of art and have the most amazing feel of quality. Just...

Fantastic, thanks for them!!!

Which replacement irons on the market are in A2 and which are 01? Looking at the Hock irons I can see they are "high carbon" or A2 cryo treated choice. Is this yet more variation? Cosman IBC irons seem to A2 cryo as well. Cheers, Mark

" In our village many of the locals have changed from dogs to cats (mostly because of the noise the dogs make and the cr.p all over the place :lol: ) " What and cats dont cr*p?????? People who moan about dog mess as though its the dogs fault never cease to amaze me, its the owners...