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https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/paul-sellers-says-cap-iron-position-doesn't-matter.130457/ Went on for 9 pages.

Hide glue, the proper stuff not the so-called hide glue that comes in a bottle. I believe guitar making suppliers sell thin strips of ebony as fretboards/fingerboards. Other woods can be used as well.

We use Gluboost superglues and activator at work for instruments, I didn't realise the glues were £20 a bottle although we probably get them without VAT. I prefer to use ebony dust with the clear glue as I feel there's more structural strength.

Fingerboards can also be taken off without the use of heat or water because of the brittle nature of hide glue, it's sort of like delamination of the joint. You need "opening knives" with sharpened edges, typically made from table knives. You use the edge to first get into the joint but after...

The Oxford English Dictionary is free to use if you've got a library card, log in here: https://www.oed.com/loginpage the library card gets you access to other reference works as well. It's a quite a long entry, here's my summary: 1, Seed; seed of cereal plants, corn. 2, smal particles, eg...

To make a serious point, there's a difference between Europe/Euro- and the EU. :)

This is getting off topic. And most of the replies about sharpening didn't address the OP's question anyway.

IME manually adjusted block planes like the 102 and 120 are harder to adjust for depth of cut than wooden planes. This could be caused by the bed at the mouth and at the rear supporting "prongs/posts" not being flat with each other. And also, tightening the screw can move the iron which also...

I think it's more similar to a 120 block plane. Both 102 and 120 planes are "proper" planes with a cast body, whereas the orange one has thin folded sheet steel for the body, no cross pin and no bed

The only way you can lock your wrists is if you lock your whole upper body and arms and step forwards and backwards, and I don't think anybody goes that!

Why remove the E from the stamp and leave the &? I would think it's more likely the stamp didn't leave a full impression on the gouge, with the E and L mostly not stamped.

Maybe the 2000 is rounding over the edge, I would try strokes in one direction only on the 2000, pulling away from the edge.

Thanks, the box was sealed with bit of sellotape. I did think of contacting the manufacturer, even wrote the message but haven't sent it, thinking I probably won't get a reply. It seems they only make that type in one grade...

I bought a straight edge recently which is suppose to be made to DIN 874/00. There are fours grades in the standard: 874/00, the most accurate and the most expensive 874/0 874/1 874/2 The box has "DIN 874/00" on it as you would expect but the straight edge itself is only marked "DIN 874"...

My guess is the previous onwer had some sort of weakness in their left hand and/or arm and couldn't press down the front of the plane hard enough at the start of a cut. Therefore the added weight at the front end which makes the plane front heavy helps to keep the plane horizontal when starting...

That's my choice as well, looks like or should look like "normal" shoes, easy on and off but not best for walking as I like a loose fit around the toes so my foot slips around inside of the boot a bit when I'm walking, but OK for walking in the workshop and workplace. I had a look at what's...

It sounds like the seller is trying to do a deal outside of Ebay, ie to avoid Ebay and Paypal fees.

Cromwell is another one.

Isn't it a non standard thread? I would think you can only get one as a spare from a broken up plane or from someone with a lathe to make one.

It only matters if planing "difficult" grain. I doubt he was planing against the grain in that video.