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For a plough plane where you have lots of loose bits, I would keep it in a box, then put that on a shelf or in a cupboard.

I managed to put a slight hollow on a chisel back using a Tormek, BUT the stone had uneven wear and should have been flattened. I noted where the hump on the stone was and placed the chisel on it and moved it forwards and backwards. Top chisel in this pic: Dark areas are the flat bits, light...

Almost finished chopping and paring: Mouth: Next was tidying up, chamfering and making and fitting the wedge. Tools used were planes, chisels, coping saw, scalpel, knifes, and a bit of sandpaper for rounding the wedge and the rear top edge of the plane. And a couple of pics of my other...

Next to a 102 plane for scale: Marked out and holes drilled in the top: Started chopping: I could have drilled holes in the bottom but I decided just to chop: Chopping continued: Chopped through: Chopping continued: Sawing the abutments with a coping saw: Saw cuts: Saw cuts:

Thanks for all the comments. The blades are all made from ground flat stock, I made a batch of them which will give me enough to make a few more planes. My third plane, a bit bigger this time: My next post will show the steps in making it. Pic for scale: Length is...

Clearer pics: I was watching that, just for the final price. Knob is like the Stanley low type so I guess could be late 19th Century.

I've got quite a lot of old chisels with convex backs and I also seem to get rounding over if I try to flatten with sandpaper on a flat surface. I've also tried using a coarse oil stone but that's either too slow and/or rounds over as well. Yes I know I could just put the first 20mm of the back...

I had this problem yesterday, I think I held the saw (cheapo Aldi hardpoint) vertically or near enough vertically but the cut was slanted, by a much larger degree than the saw. Then I used another saw and the cut was vertical enough. I read that if the set of the teeth are not equal, that can...

Well, I would say life during that time was very different, but it just shows that a plane is basically a very simple tool that has existed for a long time, much like a hammer, knife, plough etc.

Re the vast amount of money some players are paid, I wouldn't be bothered if it all came from paying fans. But a proportion, possibly most, of it comes from sponsorship, TV companies and advertising. So if you have a TV licence, buy branded products, use a mobile phone, buy from supermarkets...

Thanks all for the suggestions. Those particular ones did come from a job lot but I just picked out those obviously bent ones as an example. I have bent ones from other sources as well, like this Sorby gouge: It just says "Sorby" and "cast steel", I can't see a trace of any initials even...

Haha, these are definitely not the carving tools withe curved blades, they're all firmers and bevel edges. From Top: Robt Sorby, blade is straight, possibly the handle has not been fitted on straight or the tang is bent. Marples, looks like the handle has not been fitted on straight. Robt...

Hello all, I've got quite a few chisels & gouges that are bent. Some are bent and curved along the blade; the back is convex and the front is concave. Some are bent at the tang. Someone told me a possible cause might be from mallet blows. Is there a way to straighten them? I was thinking of...

That auction is "private listing - bidders' identities protected", so there could all manner of dodgy going ons there. Not that the normal auctions gives out that much info on bidders and bidding anyway. Actually you need 2 or more bidders. Eg, highest bidder bids £100, second highest bids...

You know what really annoys me, the boot sales I go to are absolute crap; all full of baby clothes and household junk, and one in particular is 90% dealers with large vans/small trucks. Apparently, the reason is all the "good" stuff (if there is any) is bought up by traders, rather than by the...

I've recently started to polish/strop with Autosol on a piece of card, and have found that it does made it sharper. So for final honing, I would go for that. I don't think knife sharpening is all that relevant because the finish left on the material being cut doesn't matter, at least not with...

:?: I suspect most people will have held a hammer or mallet near the top of the handle (where it enters the head) for light taps and/or for better control. It's ridiculous to claim out of all the people who might have made a shorter hammer handle, one particular person is the acknowledged...

I have a Moulson Brothers gouge with that type of stamp but I would say that type is not common.

"Homer Dangler"? =P~ :shock: :mrgreen:

There's one on Ebay now, with the front taken off, permanently :P Edit: went for £51+P&P!