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Hi Quick question… I want to make some traditional moulding planes. I keep reading that they are made from beech but the old Victorian planes I have look like mahogany to me or some dark wood. Can someone please enlighten me? Thanks Steve

great vid - thanks. Now I feel like I’ve ruined it!

its easy really, and I am no expert. I got this one for free from my father in law, and I also have a no 4 1/2 I got from a car boot sale for £3 which I will do next. These are good planes, to be had very cheap. Step 1 joint the sole using sandpaper stuck to ply or coffee table glass. Use a...

Hi I have refurbed a couple of vintage planes recently, with good results, both aesthetically and in terms of performance (See pic of father-in-laws Stanley Bailey no 2). But a problem I’ve had is getting the handles really stable - they wobble slightly. Any tips for solving this? I presume...

I think you are right in principle, but I don’t want to butcher that clamp. I may have a rethink.

I don’t have the left side.

Hi I think you’re absolutely right, and that’s the way to do it. However, I didn’t know that when I bought the clamp! And I don’t think I want to tear to pieces what is actually a really nice vintage clamp, that can be used in other circumstances. So I’ll persist with the way I’m doing it, and...

Well in principle the track idea works. … prototype pics. Just need to do it properly now.

Don’t blame me, I got it from a Paul Sellers video I watched recently. He says he’s not keen on dogging systems and shows several ways to achieve the same result.

oh I see, no it’s not like that, I’ve got it completely wrong then.

its a rectangular block of wood with a hole drilled in it stuck on the end of the clamp shaft. No track, I am thinking there is too much play in the hole, or as you suggest it needs some kind of track to keep it vertical

Hi I set out to make a dogging system on the cheap. Having had no luck in the local car park, I bought an old clamp on eBay and set about modifying my bench to incorporate it - which had gone well. Problem is, when I tighten the dog against the workpiece, whatever I do it seems to ride up and...

Hi I have several old wooden rebate planes with skew blades, including a moving fillister which is quite wide. They could do with a really good honing to get them ready for a project. I’ve got an eclipse honing guide, which is great for straight blades, but won’t do skewed blades obviously. I...

Well I got it all together, works very nicely. All I need now is the Chuck.

I fear you may be right,

Hi again Right, I’ve had a look this morning, and I can’t see an obvious slot or way to get the JT6 arbor out. It would Be great if I could as I’d have a much wider choice of chucks. The spindle has a hole in the top but doesn’t appear to be hollow. Any thoughts? Thanks Steve

Hi Thanks, yes, across the evening I sort of worked that out. It seems to be a JT6 arbor, as per the vernier. Looks like I need a Jacobs No34 or clone with a JT6 fitting. I didn’t know about possibly getting the entire arbor out, I will take a look at that tomorrow. cheers Steve

Hi Being a *****, and having found my little drill press really useful, I decided to bid on I proper pillar drill on eBay. It’s an old Jones and Shipman floorstanding drill. It weighs an absolute ton, literally. They don’t make them like that anymore. But it has no chuck. I am not sure exactly...

That was a really useful video, thanks. Now I know I need a sash scribing plane AND a sash scribing gouge. :-( but I’m a lot clearer on how it’s all done. thanks Steve

Hi My project to work out how to make windows using traditional hand tools continues.... its doing the scribing and gouging of the mouldings I am currently trying to understand.... so I have got a few 5/8 ovolo sash planes and some 5/8 sash templates coming, hopefully they will be a reasonable...