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I haven’t been on a rusty tool buying expedition for a while but last Saturday I set forth and spent £20 on the following: - Mortice chisel, ¼”, W. Marples & Sons, shamrock brand, cast steel, beech handle. - Paring chisel, ¼”, I & H Sorby, “golden fleece” brand, box(?) handle – badly scorched in...

Thanks for all your comments. I spread the work over quite a while, doing a bit of whittling when the mood took me. So I can't really estimate the hours and this has the benefit of the size of the "investment" remaining unclear :wink:

I obtained this Moulson Brothers saw for less than £2 about a year ago. It was rather a sad looking specimen but, since I have some excellent Moulson chisels and gouges, I thought it might be worth giving some attention. The teeth are in quite good shape but I decided to replace the handle as...

I enjoyed my visit today. It's on again to tomorrow if àny of you would like to go.

Thanks for posting, Richard. That looks like a grand day out. I plan to attend tomorrow, weather permitting.

It looks like I missed a great day out - I'm really sorry I couldn't make it owing to being on holiday in Cornwall.

Excellent work, Toby. I seem to remember predicting that you would do well :)

Here is a photo of peining. If your rods are mild steel they should spread out nicely if hammered this way. I should have said that if you want a screening sheet of soft metal around the rivet you will need a helper to hold it there :)

Fear not, Mark. Take a ball pein hammer and strike a few blows from one side then flip the plane and do the same from the other side. Repeat until the peined ends fill the tapered holes and spread out over the sides. Aim to strike centrally and hit progressively harder if needed. You need to...

The scraping edge should be a sharp corner without a burr. After grinding you can use a sharpening stone to produce a better finish and remove the burr. To use the scraper, apply it horizontally with the tip in the place you want to scrape. Assuming you are right handed, hold the handle with...

That's an interesting plane and good looking too. Please can you tell us about it?

I made this simple one. It does the job but I soon found myself using it for rougher tasks.....

Well done indeed - I'm really looking forward to seeing pictures of the finished article :) Rather than using a file on the peened rivets I have taken to milling them down as far as I dare and then bringing them down flush with the sides using a scraper (I also finish off the dovetails like...

Very nearly complete - I have enjoyed following this thread but maybe it would be better in the Hand Tools section? If you can't find suitable tube you could make it by drilling barstock, which is what I do. Chalco will do a fine job of the engraving, I'm sure. I was very pleased with the...

Your infills are looking good! I fit spacer tubes and rivetted rods, and have not had any trouble with dovetails coming apart or excessive damage to the sides. I think the results are good but have not tried other methods.

An adjuster isn't essential but I think it is rather nice to have. You have a lathe and have learned the arts of knurling and thread cutting with taps and dies - why not take the next step? You can make a good adjuster entirely from round and hex barstock.

Thanks for all the comments :) :oops: The idea for the adjuster came to me when I found the rack bolt whilst looking through a box of junk for something else. Douglas, I'll look forward to reading more about your adventures with cheap scrubbers :wink: and , yes, an independent test would be...

Thanks to all for the kind comments. Below is a photo of the soles, as requested by Andy. The adjuster is made from a door rack bolt with mounting plate cut short. A drive peg for the blade is bolted to holes drilled and tapped in the end of the bolt.

Some readers may remember my earlier thread about scrub planes, which produced an interesting discussion of the merits of wooden versus metal versions: scrub-plane-project-t85530.html It has taken me a while but I have made one of each type with about the same dimensions so that a good...

I bought a Euro 260 in 1990 and it continues to give me good service. The recommended tensions for different sizes of blade are as follows: 1/8" blade = tension setting 3 1/4" blade = tension setting 4 3/8" blade = tension setting 5 1/2" blade = tension setting 5 5/8" blade = tension setting 5...