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Thanks for the comments Carl I had only thought of bevelling the sides because I was fairly sure that Jimi of this parish did that for Richards infill plane?? Errr no hadn't thought of the steel sole. Is that just because bronze is a bit soft? How does one attach it - rivets ? or some dark-art...

My second infill plane is going to be this old lump of casting I bought off eBay for £44 a couple of years ago. The description says not for the faint-hearted and, having been gathering dust since purchase I had kept putting it off However once I had started I think it is going to be an amazing...

Table made as a commission for a 21st birthday present. It is teak and sycamore with a glass plate over the 21 compartments. Engraved with initials and the date of the birthday. The client is going to put something in each compartment for each year of her daughters life. I thought it was a great...

urine is sterile in the bladder... but your urethra has its own flora and fauna so not strictly true however unlikely to be any nasties

sorry Moxon vice not Moon vice :oops:

I do quite a lot of carved letters - I quite often make personalised napkin rings etc as gifts The tricks I use as as follows: 1. Print out suitable font on adhesive labels 2. stick letters / words onto the wood 3. Cut outline with brand new mounted No 11 scalpel blade 4. Use 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2"...

After a lot of flattening on 80G sandpaper to start with, then various diamond stones I think the sole it is reasonably flat I tried it on some yew and it takes nice thick and thin shavings The lever cap really is beautiful - I have spoke to Ian Houghton and he is going to make me the stamp...

I wanted to get this plane finished this last weekend amongst lots of other stuff - and thought it would be a breeze. Here's the plane complete with beautifully-engraved lever cap - and finished in all respects except the sole I started making shavings once the blade was sharp - and then...

I have been quiet for a couple of weeks but Ian Houghton from Chalco has sent the Lever cap back to me engraved with my 'signature' - I am at work and got my wife to open the package and send me a photo - OMG I am so happy with it - it looks absolutely beautiful so I have asked him to go ahead...

Wow they have a 5 metre track for only €140!

Apologies if you have covered this already but I also went down this route a couple of years ago and although I do not use it very often mine is invaluable. I made it whilst doing a campaign chest and a photo is in this old post...

Just an update on the lever cap... Ian Houghton and I have agreed on the final design for the stamp and he is going to engrave it next weekend so I should get the lever cap back in a couple of weeks then it will all be finished and I can post some shavings! Cheers Mark

Thanks xy rxh and CHJ yes that was very helpful I had a fruitful weekend after all the worrying last week I taped up both sides with 3 layers of insulating tape Then got suitable punches and a larger hammer than I had been using last week which made all the difference. The square metal plate is...

Thanks Andy - I have been doing it with a steel plate on the other side but it is still slipping. I wonder if the bars are too long - there is about 2 or 3mm each side?? Thanks Mark

HELP... I glued the infills into the body today with epoxy and a bit of sawdust mixed in - which was all fine. Then I thought i would see what it was like to rivet one of the holes. So I taped up both sides with 3 layers insulating tape and then I tapped one end of one of the 1/4" rods to create...

Ive got an old 5 series BMW touring (E61 chassis) and you can fold the front passenger seat flat and the rear sets forward so that you can put 12 foot lengths of timber into the passenger well. Also its got a small glass door in the boot which allows timber to stick out of the boot as well. I...

Great photos so helpful shows me exactly what I need to know thanks so much Cheers Mark

one more question rxh... when you use a scraper made from a file in this respect, are you pushing or pulling to cut away the metal? And do you turn a burr on the scraper like for a card scraper? Thanks

Sorry about slow progress - more jobs from my wife getting in the way of my favourite hobby! I carefully drilled the other holes in the sides of the plane going through the infill and this time made a much better job of enlarging the hole in the infill to accommodate the brass tube. Instead of...

Mmmm cedar smells lovely and will keep moths out of your workshop but not much good for a worktop. Also 25mm is to thin so it will move all over the place. For ease and cost, I'd go with decent quality 1" plywood doubled up - glued with PVA and and screwed together from the underneath every 6...