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Did you buy it in Spain, by chance? Their word for ironmonger is ferreteria :)

Thanks ****, It's good luck, I think, plus a good 3-jaw (it bears the proud markings: The Crown Chuck, made in England). Andy, 'Sorry, I have no pictures of my arrangement but it was rather like that shown in BB's link. I used the central part of a very old B&D 1/4" router with a round nosed...

**** Yes, the possibility the errors might stack up too much is a concern. However I have checked the adaptor in place on the Arundel with a dial gauge and it is running reasonably concentric but of course the real test will be how the chuck runs when fitted ….. BB Thanks for the handle tip...

You are in business now Andy! =D> Valuable tips from CC – just in time to benefit me as I have been doing a bit of threading too. I have been making an adaptor to connect a modern 4-jaw scroll chuck to this old Arundel woodturning lathe which seems to have an odd thread size: a bit less than...

Does anyone know what trade this big strong cramp belongs to? Its capacity is 54" unextended and 98" extended. My guess is boat building but maybe it was for large scale joinery. I found it very useful when making a bed.

Ordinary HSS bits work will work OK and the shorter projection should reduce chatter and produce a better finish. I have a "screw apart" spacer to adjust the height of my bit but you could use disc shaped shims as packing to get the same effect. I also have a different tool holder that will...

Andy, Here is a photo of my handle and a rough sketch. The dimensions should be legible if you click on the sketch to enlarge it. I can't work out how it has been made or even how many separate parts there are. Maybe the parts were connected by shrink fitting? I wonder how your handle...

Andy, I'll measure my handle at the weekend - I'm away in the far north of Scotland at the moment.

Here is an ad from The Woodworker, May 1960.

The collars are recessed into the bench surface as shown in the photo below. The Boston collar as sold by Tilgear has a hole diameter of just under an inch (24.3mm) and the Boston holdfast has a stem diameter of 23 mm. If your Woden has about the same stem diameter it should work with this...

This chisel has been sadly misused - possibly for chipping plaster or masonry. The end is well rounded and it would be necessary to remove about 3/8" to get it back to a proper shape. I have not seen this make before - before I go to the trouble of refurbishing it does anyone know something...

Tilgear catalogue has spare collar for Boston holdfast, Part Code BSTN107CL. These collars accept 146 size holdfasts.

I have the slightly larger Barnes No.5 (5 1/2" centre height and 33" between centres). It has the date 1890 on the back of the bed. Sadly mine lost its treadle before I bought it so it is motor driven but it is in regular use. Yours looks like it will be readily brought into useable condition...

Here it is: the finished article. Thanks to all readers for their interest, comments and advice.

Correction: the shavings were about 0.05mm thick.

Mick, Richard and Pete, Thanks for your kind comments :D I have done the lapping and mouth filing - the filing took quite a while as I was being careful not to go too far. I sharpened the blade and took the first shavings of beech (measuring about 0.5mm or 2 thou thick). I fiddled around...

Richard, Thanks for your comments. Yes, it took me a while to get the shape to my satisfaction. A good light, soothing music and no disturbances helped. :) Scouse, thanks for your comments too. :lol: I put it all together temporarily to see how it looks. The rear infill is now riveted...

Richard, Yes, some tools that work OK on steel are no good on brass. Once a file has been used on steel it seems less effective on brass - skating over the surface rather than biting in. The same applies to hacksaw blades. I completed the lever cap today - see photos below. I worked through...

Jimi, Jelly, Rafezetter & Richard, Many thanks for your comments. :D Jimi, Yes, I was glad to get the infill in place OK. Taking the photos has made a useful record for me – often in the past I have forgotten the details of what I have done and then had to “reinvent the wheel” later. Jelly...

My favorite is still the first plane I bought, many years ago - a Record No. 5 1/2.