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Very nice! Pretty creative solution with the jack connector also, using a strat plate mounted on the back pointing upward, that is going to work well, at least when on a strap. So did you fume the body wood? What kind of wood is it? Currently building a little travel bass (neck through, 5...

That looks really nice!

Maybe the padouk wil turn dark, or else this plane will have a colour accent :D Have to say, the "rosewood" of these handles (cocobolo) isn't great. It did have some figuring when sanded, but as soon as I had some oil on it, all dark.

Also, the smell, the awful smell, when working it, and the nasty dust.....

The only way to break a wooden handle is to drop a plane, in normal use (not ape on meth use) I don't think you'll ever break one, especially since that nowadays, we use them for finer work. But if you drop a plane, that's another matter, you'd also run the risk of cracking the cast iron too...

I get sweaty hands from them, at least from the very shiny plastic handles, and I like the tactile feel of a wooden grip (removed the shiny, but cracking, varnish from all of mine, and applied a thin wipe-on poly). My later Record 07 also has a plastic handle, but that sort of has a wood...

+1 for old tools, especially over in the UK (but USA also) so many excellent planes available, with minor TLC are most excellent. I am partial to pre-50's Record planes (but Woden or Preston are also nice). Recently bought a Record 03 from just after WWII and it is a delightful little plane. Not...

I guess it depends on the laser power, you should be able to cut acrylic with a diode laser, or is it actually polycarbonate you are trying to cut? Have been looking at the chinese K40 laser, but that is a JOURNEY. You really need to tweak it, there are a lot of people who did all sorts of mods...

If you got it cutting like that, in one day, you did pretty good. I found setting up mine, and especially finding settings, pretty frustrating. 3d printers are a lot easier by comparison, weirdly enough.

Or ragged, or offcenter, or not perpendicular etc etc.

No, it is everything in that mechanism, the bearings, the sliding mechanism, the chuck, the drill shaft. But, for a manufacturer, a chuck might be a "buy-item", and the bean counters might over time choose one which is 5 cents cheaper, and those machines will benefit from a better chuck, in...

Using collets instead of a chuck would also help, I have a small proxxon pillar drill TBM220, and that has very little runout, especially when using collets.

Set of templates for the little travel bass I am going to build (laser cutting): And a little wall mounted saddle to put my combination squares on, turned out to be too flimsy for the bigger squares, so I am using one for my little 4" double square, and have beefed up the design: Also did a...

Late to the discussion, but do we actually have issues with software? I think most modern sw is actually a lot more stable than in the early days. I use a lot of different software programs, and they all work pretty good. Dymo (labelprinter) Brother (vinyl cutter) Cura (3d printer) Office Teams...

Drilling side dots in wood should not be problematic, unless your drill bit is dull, so get a sharp drill bit, and really, no pressure should be needed, de drill cuts because it's cutting geometry (sharpness). If it doesn't, leaning on it will not help, it'll just snap. And indeed, marking with...

The efficiency of the radiator will go down if you enclose it, but then again, it's not great with the couch pushed up against it anyway. How hard do you need it to keep the room comfortable? As others have mentioned, adding mechanical ventilation will help a lot to replace the natural...

I have the Narex japanese style dovetail chisels, despite them having a ring, the steel really isn't up to the task, so short of the Richter chisels, I am not likely to buy Narex again. My regular bench chisels are the Stanley 750 reissue chisels, which I bought at 100 euros for a set of 8, I...

Maybe strap hinges, and add a bend on each leaf. And then screw the case side to the inside of the carcass. On the work surface side create a slot and poke the other leaf through that, screw it from the outside in. This way you eliminate the pull out force on the screws. If bothered by the...

You might look into making a sticking board, when planing narrow pieces. One of the first search results: https://journeymansjournel.wordpress.com/2022/05/06/make-a-sticking-board/ Mine usually look A LOT simpler :) And again, I do not reset the fence, and yes, when you have the fence a long...

When you put the plane iron in the plane, is it sticking out ever so slightly on the right side? Also, even though you can take pretty heavy cuts with a plough plane, i found it drifts easier when you do. Take a lighter cut, and focus on pushing the fence against the work. You shouldn't need...