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I true my squares using that same method (it's funny how valuable metalworking tools like files are to a woodworker) but I don't use a pencil to check the square. I use a knife with a very fine point (similar to the stanley one mr sellers uses), and strike a very light line. That way I can...

Thankyou both for your replies, as a little update I've had a lot more success since! I looked around and found the instructions made for renaissance wax, specifically for when applying to metal. They recommend three light coats on metal, applied around an hour apart. Each coat is buffed a...

Hi, Has anyone used the NT sanding plates? I'm wondering if they are as good as they look, what sort of finish they leave on soft and hard wood, real-world grit equivalents etc. Can you go from the fine plate to a finish like shellac or are you going to have to finish off with a high grit...

This is related to another thread on here but didn't want to highjack that one asking lots of questions. I'm using axminster's microcrystalline wax and trying to coat brass and steel and I just don't seem to be getting results. Fingerprints show instantly upon handling. I've used regular...

So it really is a tiny amount. Thanks!

How thick a coating should you use with MC wax? I know you're supposed to apply it "sparingly" but how sparingly is that? Particularly when applying to metal.

Is it lying on top of the metal or pitting into it?

Thankyou! They are just brazed. I did think about putting a couple of pins in but I did a test braze with two pieces of mild steel and only a 5mm wide butt joint, a hammer wouldn't separate that so I don't think I'll bother! I made a small hearth with some vermiculite boards, kept it as small...

Here's a little router plane I've been making over the past week or so. It's brass and mild steel brazed together (big thanks to Phil Pascoe for the consumables for that) with a salvaged thumbscrew, and a small router plane blade from veritas. It measures 75x50x30mm. All the shaping was done...

Either a water based varnish or osmo raw. Get a tester pot of each and do some samples.

That's very kind of you!

Thankyou both for your replies! It looks like I'd need to get a few more things together before attempting to solder the plane together so I think I'll go with my original plan for joining the body and sole. I'm going to use machine screws through the bottom of the sole then grind down and peen...

Hi there! I'm making a small (stanley 271 size) router plane and would like some advice on how to connect the brass and steel together. The construction will be very simple, a mild steel base (50x70x5mm) and a brass block (13x25x75mm pre-shaping) drilled out with two holes, one for the blade...

Can't stand pozi, the amount of inline force needed to get enough torque without the head slipping out is ridiculous! Torx is great and my current choice! Unless it's something which needs to look halfway decent, in which case I go for slotted. Don't know why but they are the most aesthetically...

I've not known anyone to advocate grinding chisels pointing down. Moving the edge into the abrasive will mean a smaller burr to deal with (this is true for regular sharpening stones too) so if you're using lathe tools straight off the grinder you will definitely want to the wheel going towards...

Hi, thanks for the replies everyone. This is a "factory seconds" of the trend stones, sold with cosmetic flaws. That's why I was wondering about the scratches developing, just in case it is potentially a lower quality stone being passed off as a better product. I've always used glass cleaner...

Hi, I recently bought a diamond plate which has developed a lot of scratches during the first few days of use. Some are quite large and visible, but there are many other smaller, less visible ones. Most of the plate seems to have "broken in" and is working nicely, I'm just worried that the stone...

Hi there, I wasn't sure whether to put this in the hand tool forum or not so stuck in in "general"... I have a project where I need three components to all be exactly the same width (not thickness) and am wondering if anyone has any tips or techniques that would help me achieve this? Normally...

Thankyou everyone for your replies! I popped out and got myself a torch, and had a go at hardening the gouges. I first tried quenching in oil (vegetable oil was what I had to hand) and had no luck, so then tried water and that seems to have done the trick, after tempering to a straw colour...

Hi, I've got a couple of carving gouges which are faithfull branded and the steel is very soft, almost like it wasn't hardened. A file easily cuts into and shapes the metal. Does anyone know if it's possible to harden the steel in these gouges? Thanks!