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Thanks novocaine. After reading your post I showed the tool to a welding engineer who identified it immediately as a gauge for checking weld dimensions. Apparently, in Europe fillet welds are specified by the thickness – dimension “a” (measured in mm), whereas in the US they are specified by...

Thanks Wildman, I'll be very interested to see what they come up with.

Some more WIP photos: the peining operation.

Does anyone know what this is for? It came in a job lot purchase of engineering tools.

Thanks David and D_W. It seems like our experiences have been rather similar. I think that Shepherd should have given some kits to a few volunteer constructors and then used their feedback to refine the product and the instructions. If I had not already made a few dovetailed infill planes I...

Thanks Tony and D_W. Yes, a longer iron would look better - I understand that the owner intends to get a replacement (in O1 steel) in due course. The lever cap engraving was indeed cheap looking and I filed it off without difficulty. Lengthy instructions were provided - they were good in...

Thanks CC. I have read that Shepherd went out of business in February 2006 so I think you are probably correct. The photos below show what I was given to work with.

I recently completed building this Spiers kit on behalf of its owner. I'll provide details and WIP photos if this would be of interest.

Whatever frame you get make sure you buy good blades.

A very handsome looking plane. Well done.

I purchased these two recently. I think the lower one is a Kent pattern axe head but can anyone tell me what the upper one is and what it is for?

The recent interesting thread on Stanley hand drills reminded me of this Record one that I bought very cheaply. It seemed OK but would jam occasionally. I found that this was caused by the wheel being able to move too far away from the pinions on its "axle". I supposed that some sort of...

It looks quite like laburnum.

Very interesting - thanks for posting. It appears to be a Norwegian site with most of it being written in Nynorsk,

I made this one from ash and used ordinary PAR softwood for the slats.

Yes, thanks indeed Simon, not least for stepping in when my original SS dropped out.

I have made replacement rods for Stanley 78s. The thread is 1/4" x 28 TPI UNF.

I received a pen in maple (?), a driver in ash and a small bowl in yew, all beautifully turned and finished. All wrapped in special UKW paper. It seems that my designated SS withdrew at a late stage so a Super Substitute Santa nobly stepped forward. Thank you so much, Simon - I am very...

Paddy, I grind the teeth off the end of one face, then grind the end to a slight curve, then take the grinding marks out with a sharpening stone. The scraping action is rather like using a paring chisel but requires rather more force. Lay the file down horizontally with the tip at the point to...

I use scrapers for anything larger than a block plane. It is quicker and avoids the risk of rounding over at the ends. No mystery about it - you can learn how to do it and you just need a flat surface, some engineer's blue and an old file.