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You are entitled to your opinion Janos, but I agree with Rob. I have for many years used a piercing saw for dovetails but have recently bought the Knew Concepts aluminium version with swivelling blade and would certainly nor want to go back to the old traditional piercing saw. However, I must...

Sounds like poor technique on the p/t to me. If you have one edge that is straight you could put it through the thicknesser on edge which should give you a straight edge on both sides. If not, use the planer to take a couple of light passes starting sbout one third the way along, stopping at...

I think you may find that the bed is in fact aluminium. Certainly, that was the case with the Kity 613 bandsaw I used to have. It had a dark grey coating of some sort which sounds similar to your p/t. I'm afraid I don't have a solution but given the propensity for aluminium to wear I do think...

Welcome to the forum, Donna. Alcohol will take it off. If you want to get rid of the black staining try a saturated water solution of oxalic acid. Wash it off with clean water and allow to dry. The water will probably raise the grain so you will then need to re-sand. Shellac is not the most...

I agree. Jim

Put a finish on exterior oak and you will always be doing it, unless it is in a sheltered position. If it isn't, you would be better leaving it unfinished when it will go a nice silvery colour. Also, if you intend fixing it to something, don't use steel screws; they will leave black stains. Jim

I love Bill Carter's mitre planes too and I know Karl Holtey admires his work. Jim

I think this is just about smoothing the surface. If you have a really good surface straight off the plane, then I wouldn't bother, but I would just examine it using a raking light source across the surface to check that it was as good as I thought it was. Jim

I know we won't agree about this, Jim, but I think it is a mistake to assume that CNC removes all or even a major part of the skill. Some of the skills are different, but there is still a huge amoount of hand work in a Holtey plane, not to mention the extremely detailed design work involved...

What a shame about that scew in the bun. Surely there must have been a better solution than that. Jim

The japanese ones at Axi are Smoothcut although I don't think they actually list them as such. A back iron from Quangsheng will give you a bit of (possibly theoretical) extra rigidity in the blade/backiron assembly but, in my experience, it isn't really necessary as long as the standard back...

My choice would be one of the Japanese laminated blades from Axminster. Not cheap but you won't get a sharper, better lasting edge. They are about the same thickness as original Stanley irons so you won't get any problems with the adjuster yoke not being long enough which can be a problem with...

+1 I use a 12mm CMT bit with a single replaceable solid carbide cutter. They come in various lengths but mine is 30mm which is enough for most purposes. The cutters are reversible and seem to last for ever - much longer than the edges on conventional bits. Not cheap but worth every penny. Jim

But he has moved away from infills. He believes that all metal is inherently better because it avoids movement conflicts beteww different materials. I believe this must be true from a purely technical point of view but, in a country like the UK which does not suffer expremes of humidity and...

I'm no expert in this but seeing as no one else has posted, here are my thoughts. It's a bit of a piece oof string question, depending on what you are aiming for. I use shellac quite a bit, but only as a basic finish with a satin sheen, not for french polishing where 50 - 100 coats may be...

I have had this probemon a table top. You can do it with a needle and syringe but I managed without. Get a Swann Morton scalpel and using one of the pointed blades I think, in the smaller size handle it is a No 11 and slit the bubble in line with the grain. Put a little glue at a time onto...

Pete, Nature, art deco boats and like you, modern architecture. Nice to see someone from the US interested in modern furniture. I posted on a US forum, a little tongue in cheek, that from a design point of view US woodworking seemed to be firmly stuck in the past with endless reproductions of...

Well, I did suggest I wasn't infallible. Now we have proof. :D Jim

My recollection of what he told me when I was in his workshop is the other way round. I may have misunderstood but I don't think so. Jim

It's amazing how he managed to reach such a ripe old age with all his fingers intact. Jim