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t leasat Yes, I would say your technique is nearly all that is required. Trying to identify what that is would be tricky but it obviously works. I'm sure you would get the same results with a plane that does not have such a same degree of flatness. How have you tested this flatness? I was...

I imagine the 1.5 thou LN specify is not because that is what is best but that is what their machines will give and it sounds good in their adverts. Many looking at the specs probably don't know how small 1.5 thou is. Are we to assume that we need a plane with a 1.5 thou tolerance to create a...

What does is this word "retired" mean?

Where do you get "small grass" to clip, my stuff never seems to be small 😀 My neighbour could do with one of those ankle choppers to cope with the knee high grass in her front garden, and perhaps she could decapitate a peacock or two and quieten this area down considerably

Oh, have I missed anything since mid May? I had to stop following this thread as it is just too exciting. Back then I commented on using wooden gauges . I have absolutely no experience of any wheeled or metal ones so I will give my tuppence worth from total ignorance. I think it time for a recap...

There are a spate of them for electric bikes and some other odds and ends all say "I have used this for 10 days and it's great" then that they bought a batch of 10 of them and are selling them cheaply one ad is for a disability scooter for £65. They are meant to be form different towns in the...

Great for cutting someone down to size.

That's all well and good, but not everyone has the extra £100 to add to the few quid selling a Stanley when there are things like food to buy. This tends to give the impression I should give up woodwork because I have my old Stanley that has served me well for the last 50 odd years. I have a...

The trick is to get to know the staff.

Scaffolding?

Your strimmer post said you have a small garden? Would a mains brush cutter do (mind the cable!). I have to go for cheap, the petrol one I had when I was able to buy such things was stolen so I have a Von Haus mains one. It has a metal blade or change for a line, cuts through brambles and 12mm...

Hard to make a worse one😉

If you are talking about wooden marking gauges, which we shouldn't be, I need to ask - how many generations of use before they wear out?

Here in the UK the people most likely to be buying furniture for instance are also having to pay half their income on a mortgage because housing here is overpriced compared to EU countries, starting with the price of land being much greater and then the profits made by the large house builders...

That's all I have, usually a router sits underneath. It's rather wobbly now even with it's back up against a wall. I just don't have the space for a proper bench. I had to replace the top, so I drilled more holes.

I remember using one of this drills when a child, caught the skin between thumb and forefinger in it, ouch! Now I can't work out how I did it. A couple of teachers told me of parents complaining about primary aged kids getting burned on glue guns, the low temperature ones had just come in so...

It's worth taking off any part that is adjustable and checking for burrs and any fragments of whatever, I've often found that even new equipment benefits from a good check over.

I've been out of action for a week or two, so missed this thread until today. Well, Jacob, I do like your selection - and agree the two cutting gauges are not exactly an everyday need, especially with the wedges which are a pain to set. I am with you, the old ones do what they are meant to do...

It's great to hear the experts, and their comments on how to fit doors from scratch will be useful in future. Some of the comments give the impression the writers have never made a mistake, the skill is being able to correct errors and having the patience to do it. I think you've done a great...

There is always a back-story about my work. This one begins with my wife ( who was 14 at the time and living in a squat) rummaging through a skip when her parents threw out all her grandparent's stuff. One of the things she collected was this table, which means a lot to her. You will notice...