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I completely disagree! I found it absolutely invaluable for all sorts cleaning up jobs in awkward places where I couldn't use a chisel. The trick with these bad badgers is to use sheets of printer paper underneath the sole to regulate the thickness of the shaving. Simply remove a bit each time...

I had a Charnwood W619 and within two months the saw blade bearings had packed up; I would avoid anything Charnwood like the plague - Rob

Mine is almost exactly the same; I've just added an oddment of proper 'old skool' Formica for my plane (LN51) to run on - Rob

I'd plane a 45deg angle on two surfaces of the legs (to form a 90 deg corner) and then domino (or similar) the sides in place. That's the simplest way to do it and I built a small cabinet a few years ago with these sorts of corners, where the 'leg' pokes out at 45deg - Rob

Sounds about right Mike. You don't see much parana pine around these days (at least not in Salisbury) but it used to be fairly common; used to warp nicely as well if memory serves - Rob

Yep, the smith only forges the blade; other craftsmen finish it off. In those dim n'distant days I did a blog and this is the entry for the swordsmith May be of some interest - Rob

It's actually not a bygone age; there are still quite a lot of craftsmen or blacksmiths who make the blades. I swung a hammer in Japan to help make a blade in 2012 and hard work it was too :shock: It takes around two weeks to forge one and it's then passed onto other artisans who complete the...

Agree entirely, do exactly what the docs tell you. I had a major op a couple of years ago for prostate cancer (now fully cured) and I was told to walk increasing distances each day. The urology nurse told me that when you've done too much, your body will tell you. Which it did, frequently, but...

That's a great first effort; the wood looks like parana pine which isn't the easiest of stuff to work with, so more power to his elbow :D - Rob

Mike is spot on here; the plane iron looks to be dull and incorrectly set. As others have said, the shaving should be almost transparent if the iron is sharp. I've used loads of different shooters over the years and the best design by far (which I now use) is this one from FWW. It's ludicrously...

Yep, makes sense. Get your money back and fwiw I would buy a decent user from somebody on this forum who knows their way around a bench plane - Rob

Mini Revolution Hollowing Tool (506382) This was bought from Mark Sangar a few years ago who recommended increasing the length of the handle. Complete with instructions and scraper tips. £33, inc p&p - Rob, now SOLD

I may have found an answer to my Tormek woes. I've always found the existing wheel that comes with the Tormek unsatisfactory; it's too slow for reshaping turning tools (as Custard rightly mentions), it constantly needs to be trued and seems to glaze over really quickly getting very mucky in the...

Absolutely, no problem. It's got all the stuff including a rotating base, rubber mat, twin tool rests, leather 'V' honing belts for turning gouges and all the usual jigs - Rob

If you're after a Tormek, I may be selling my T7 (not very old either) quite shortly with most of the bells n'whistles for cabinet and turning work - Rob

Yes we have; back in the Autumn if memory serves. Agreed, doing drawer bottoms like this is labour intensive but the last parcel of CofL I got hold of from Paul Goulden was big, thick chunky bits full of knots etc so there was some careful bandsawing needed to get out the component parts. As an...

Yep, dust boards are unstressed, unloved and rarely if ever seen. That's why I take the easy way out and use bits of 3mm mdf from Wickes :D - Rob

I think the OP could maybe do with clarifying whether he means laminating (as in stack laminating) or edge jointing as shown? Fwiw, I shoot my timber in on the shooter in exactly the same way but there could be around ten or more narrow bits of CoL to make up the panel. Using the jig just makes...

I make thin drawer bases around 7mm thick in CoL using strips of timber glued together. It's very difficult to use sash cramps etc as the job will bend at the touch of the proverbial chapeau, so I glue mine in a custom made jig using a pair of folding wedges (smaller ones shown) to apply the...

When I bought my original Startrite bandsaw from Yandles some years ago, they also, for some strange reason, included a stand for a Record Nova lathe: four legs, two cast iron end brackets and a box of bolts. It's been languishing in the loft for several years and I can't see any practical use...