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Depends on the price of the plane, I would think. I bought a 1960s Record 5 1/2 for £3 which was completely covered in rust, had to spend a couple of hours (I think, can't remember exactly) using sandpaper to remove. Luckily it was only thin surface rust on the body, no heavy pitting, but the...

I would think the metal sole means you don't need a backwards sloping "wear", Stanley planes and metal planes in general have a forward sloping wear!

Metal polish on mdf for stropping.

An early Stanley with no patent dates on the body puts it roughly pre-1900, I think. http://www.hansbrunnertools.com/Stanley ... Planes.htm

That looks very similar to this one advertised in Woodworker 1936: Some previous discussions: manual-pillar-drill-doesn-t-go-up-and-down-t90707.html hand-operated-pillar-drills-t53554.html?hilit=flywheel%20drill&start=45

Ross and Alexander was a tool dealer, I think. http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Ross_and_Alexander

How about the oddly named "Henley Optical Company"? I think the 70s would not be "modern times" as far as infill plane are concerned, I don't think "infill" was even used back then, it's not in Salaman's Dictionary of Woodworking Tools nor in the following article. From Woodworker Magazine...

How does tempering in a domestic gas oven compare with a stand alone electric mini oven (Lidl)? I presume gas is cheaper than electricity, but the gas oven is a lot bigger, so I don't know how it will work out. Also the electric mini oven is £30 so that's an extra cost. The electric mini oven...

My bold. With really black ebony, it's really hard to see the grain. Straighter grained ebony is not much different to plane than other woods, IMO. I use a normal "crappy" 102 (5mm mouth and no cap iron) to plane a violin fingerboard without experiencing problems, of course I take thin...

I think this is the factory/firm's own website: http://www.qstools.com/index.asp Their long name is "Cixi City Qiangsheng Tools Co., Ltd" and they use the "Luban" brand name. Note it's "Qiangsheng" with an "i" as the second letter and not "u". I don't know how Workshop Heaven came up with...

Looks nice, do you have any work-in-progress photos? What tools did you use?

The following are from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp462.pdf http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/techl ... midity.pdf http://www.woodworks.org/wp-content/upl ... eriors.pdf From p 22 of the...

But it goes on to say:

My bold. You would need to read that very carefully to realise the seller is going to add VAT to the final price. I would be surprised if Ebay would allow VAT to be added to the final price. I agree. Here's the Ebay page on VAT: http://sellercentre.ebay.co.uk/charging ... s-you-sell?

And the wavy lines on the sides of the ECE planes were done by cutting the v grooves at an angle, ie slightly not in line with the plane. edit: I've checked, ECE actually use square grooves/comb joints. So you get the same pattern on the front and sides. It's Ulmia who use v grooves and the...

Correct. The scam is when the buyer collects in person and pays by Paypal, then claims they never received the goods and gets a refund from Paypal. The seller cannot do anything because they do not have proof that they sent the goods, proof has to be a tracking number etc from Royal Mail/courier...

Are you using only hand tools (to make furniture)? A professional works fast, just about anybody can make anything perfectly given enough time.

C.K Tools? http://www.carlkammerling.com/products/ck_tools/ http://www.ck-tools.com/

Haha, nais won! ITA; what a crazy idea! When you have such a spelling system that is so irregular, you have to learn it word by word. Of course there's some patterns, it's not completely random, eg: ball, baby, bell, bat. anyone can see and hear that the letter "b" corresponds with a "bee"...

I rarely look at adverts but manufacturers don't actually say "you don't have to develop any skills", instead they say "easier and faster" which means less skill. Eg: A dovetail sawing guide: http://www.leevalley.com/en/shopping/In ... px?p=59418 From another supplier who does say "less...