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Well pointed out! I'll have to amend the original now because although for my students the description as it stands is sketchable, it does mean a deviation from the reality.

CheshireChappie, when you say "chord" what do you mean?

For Woody2Shoes: The Germans translate chisel with either Beitel or Meißel. I don't know if there is meant to be a subtle difference between the two. I'm sure your translation of mortice chisel is correct. However, I've seen "Steckbeitel" more often. In any event, Cheshire Chappie trumped...

Good God! It was obviously far, far, far too easy! Mind you, it's probably about the right level for my students. I wonder if we could turn this into a game: you got it right, so now you've got to come up with a description.

Here's something which you might find amusing to do in the coffee break. You'll need a pencil, a ruler and a sheet of A4 paper (graph paper would be ideal but plain will do). I teach English to German technicians and one of the things we cover is the ability to produce and understand...

Does not the above imply two planes for two jobs? I ask this because yesterday I had to remove 3/16" of an inch of wood to get to a line. So I quickly took of roughly 1/8" with a heavily cambered No. 5 and then went down to the line with an LA Jack. I don't think I'd have trusted myself not...

I suspect that all the replies to the question in this thread will be a reflection of how people work and that will itself dictate which selection of planes works best for them. So there will be lots of "right" answers and probably hardly any wrong ones. So here's my twopennerth: a. A low...

It looks like the sort of place where you'd spend ages going through every item just to make sure that you hadn't missed anything. If I can find the time next time I'm in the UK, I'll make a diversion to Bristol.

I don't know if the following anecdote strictly belongs in a thread about accuracy but I reckon it is related to it. On Saturday I was working on the second sliding till of my tool box (possibly the longest running project in history), starting wtih a rough board and ending with assembling the...

Ref. Custard's point about pear: the timber yard I go to usually has pear and it is usually steamed (is that the correct term?) pear, principally as a counter to the movement possibilities mentioned by Sheffield Tony. This was only mentioned in passing while having a chat about a year ago. I...

That didn't take very long! Yes, it's plum. The boards are not very big - about 4´long - but it's so gorgeous I met get a couple more possibly with a view to building e.g. a wall clock some time in the future. As for the photography ... suffice it to say digital cameras are not my thing. I...

Above a bit of a piece of wood I recently got from the timber yard just to see what it is like. Can you guess what it is? It planes readily to a marble like finish and of course the picture doesn't do it any justice at all. The general colour effect is reddish-purplish. It really is...

The point about the Veritas combination plane is that it is supposed to have none of the weaknesses attributed to the classic Stanley/Record etc. design. These are said to revolve around the precise setting of the plane being a time consuming and fiddly job. (I don't own one and so can't...

I would have said get the Low Angle Jack plane but as you already have the Stanley version, perhaps you could consider the Small Plough Plane or even the new Combination Plane because sooner or later you will want to do grooves, rebates etc. The Small Plough Plane is a brilliant bit of kit...

Custard and AndyT, thanks for the replies: rebates it is then! The reasons you give for that being the right approach are why this forum is so good. It's much more convincing to be doing something when you know what the reasons for it are as opposed to just using a plan which is little more...

Morning All, I've got a mirror for the bathroom and want to make a frame for it. A little research has shown that frames typically have a couple of rebates on the rear side; one for the mirror and one for backing which holds the mirror in. It occurs to me that it would be simpler to just...

I think this is a very interesting discussion and I've been mulling over it while at the bench today. I've come to the following (proposed) conclusion: efficiency is achieved through the application of acquired skills and/or knowledge in the light of experience to achieve acceptable results in...

Thank you all very much for the replies. I'm beginning to take the view that wherever I have the option, I should avoid pine. However, when I do work with it I will slow down a lot, hit the chisel more gently and apply Andy T's advice about the fine, slicing cut. The other side of coin is...

Good Morning All, I'm currently getting into the final stages of making a 3' x 3' book case. It is made up of a number of boards of knot-free pine. The main joinery consists of through tenons for the shelves. The problems I have centre on the use of chisels. No matter how sharp they are -...

Have a look at the pen (fifth item down) but don't go even further down to the dovetail markers cos it won't do you any good. Naturally, one's thoughts turn to Jacob. I wonder if he's already got them. IMHO it's been a good and entertaining year in the area of coming up with attempts to fill...