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Phil, I’ve busy with family duties but today I escaped to my shed, sharpened the SS chisels and gouges and gave them a try. As I expected, they are excellent and they sliced into some hard beech with ease :D I found it interesting to compare the bevel edged chisel with a modern one. It is...

I have received the following: - Chisel, 1/8”, W. Marples & Sons, Shamrock Brand, cast steel, handle wood not yet identified. - Chisel, bevel edged, ¾”, Stormont, Sheffield, England, handle ash. - Gouge, ½”, sweep No.8, W. Gilpin, cast steel, handle wood not yet identified. - Gouge, ¾”, sweep...

I have started trawling through copies of Woodworker from the 1980s and have found the following so far: - Jan. 1982: Figure & Decorative Carving by Harry Turner, Part. 1, - Apr. 1982: Part. 2, - May. 1982: Part. 3, - Dec. 1982: Part. 4, - Apr. 1983: Part. 5. Six tools are mentioned but are not...

Here are my block planes and some other small planes. The Record 60 1/2 gets the most use. If I had none, I think I'd look for an old Record/Stanley or maybe a new QS.

In his book Period Furniture Designs, Charles Hayward says the following about a Mahogany Tripod Table with Piecrust Edging: “This delightful type of occasional table was popular in the mid-eighteenth century. In the best tables the top was always cut from the solid. The centre part was...

Posted my present today. I tried to send you a PM but I must be doing something wrong - my messages seem to be stuck in the Outbox.

Agreed :) Maybe a reader who was working in 1960 and remembers what they earned can help us here?

I haven’t searched very hard but it does not seem all that easy to find historical data on average wages. I got my figure of £948.93 per annum (= £18.25 pw) from this site: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/in ... 014AA4sFWm - which in turn links to this site...

Below is an extract from a supplement to The Woodworker, May 1960, which lists the planes available at that time and their prices. Taking as an example, a Stanley No.5 cost 49/9 (about £2.49). Using the converter from BB’s link above, £2.49 is equivalent to £48.56 now. In 1960, the average UK...

Splendid! Really nicely turned.

Thanks to all for your comments. Here, by popular demand: screw slots lined up after a bit of fiddling with steel screws of the same size and a countersink cutter. I have mixed feelings about this but there you are. Richard T – the brass is CZ121, which apparently contains lead to make it...

Thanks guys for all your comments. ColeyS – Yes, I agree the screw heads would look better lined up but I was afraid of shearing them off if tightened too much and I didn’t want the handles to be loose. Fortunately they won’t show in normal use. Marcos – I made all parts except for the set...

Here is my latest plane making effort. This little router plane (or Granny's tooth) has a 1/4" wide cutter made of high carbon steel. The other materials are brass, bright mild steel and padauk.

Very impressive work :) . This is the first time I have seen a piece of steel angle used as a blade support like that - it looks like it works very well. What kind of wood did you use for the handles?

Excellent - a new way of making planes (at least it's the first time I've seen it). Very nicely done! I think a No.7 size plane done this way would be rather heavy... :) Obviously the frog is very firmly fixed but I suppose the blade could be moved forward using metal shims if needed. How is...

A very good looking plane - well done. Please tell us about the blade - is it new or old and where did it come from?

I'd like to join in, please. I've sent a PM.

Once in a while I get up on a Saturday morning and feel the inclination to go and buy tools. So today, rather than getting on with what I should do, off I went and bought the following for £20: - Chisel, 1/8”, S. Tyzack & Son Ltd, 348 Old St. EC. - Chisel, ¼”, woodscrew logo, Sheffield...

I have some Moulson gouges and they are excellent. Why not sharpen your blade and give the plane a try? You could be in for a pleasant surprise.

I have made a Y-lever from the solid as shown in this thread: a-replacement-plane-yoke-t68644.html?hilit=brook