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I've read it and would agree with custards comments. I'm not sure I'll implement everything he says, but it's well written and thought provoking. I bought it from Dictum in Germany, works out about £30 ish with postage and costs. Definitely one of the leading contemporary writers on hand...

That's a nice project, I like the colour. Ed

Sounds interesting Chris. I'll probably be in touch Ed

:lol: well for the most part, I have cleared off elsewhere, but occasionally I'm drawn back here by the warm banter and camaraderie between the members :lol: When you say that you "tell it like it is" you're a bit misguided, what you do is tell it how YOU see it, which is only one point of...

Your totally polarised views expressed in an utterly tactless manner never cease to amaze me Rob. Sure, when people post things they should expect criticism and discussion, but when it comes to bluntness you really take the biscuit. Ed

Some detail in an old post here that may help saw-bench-t38914.html Ed

I've not posted a project on here for ages, so I thought I'd give you a look at the last thing I've been up to. This one has appeared on WWUK, but for those who don't read there, here it is; Constructed from MRMDF and Tulipwood, the unit is designed to loosely match the 100yr old original in...

No it's not, I like the handles where they are on the ends of the chisels

In 6 years use, the handles have never fallen of my LN's. In any case, I was intending the trial to be more about how they are to use, not to see if we can make the handles drop off. Ed

Jacob, In the interests of science, how about you, Brian, Doug and I convene at my workshop for a chisel-off, followed by a few pints at the local? I suspect if we all bring our various chisels along we could compare the main options at one sitting. I have the A2 Lie-Nielsens, which I have been...

Good choice. The magic happens with these planes when you hone at the higher angles (eg 45 degrees plus) as they appear to handle more or less anything. I really rate the Veritas bevel up planes...that said I received my eBay £9.99 1956 Record 4 1/2 in the post today, which I've been playing...

I have just bought 3 saw blades from Doug and I comment based on this one experience. From Cutting Solutions I received; - excellent pre-sales advice - great quality saw blades at a reasonable price - next working day delivery without paying a penny in advance I have no connection with Doug...

Just seen it on the telly - looked really good. Must be quite gratifying to have something you've made appear on TV, well done. Ed

Nice work Jon - you struck it lucky with the weather for an outside job this week! Ed

I have always been a bit dubious of the quality of Charnwood stuff from the little I've seen, but I assume you've satisfied yourself on that Rob? Ed

You're just as likely to fall off and kill yourself regardless of what country you're in. Just have a look at the fatality stats for the construction of the Greek Olympics if you want to see what can happen in a country where regulation is less focussed. You were probably making a joke with your...

Arnold Laver will have birch ply - if you're North Yorks I would think theres one not a million miles away. Ed

Hi Sam The book you want is Making and Mastering Wooden Planes by David Finck, I think I read somewhere that its coming back into print soon. Here is one of mine; I'm not sure its really Krenov style as such, as I have made it more complicated than he ever would have done with the lever cap...

Sean G asked me via PM for my method of making a thumbscrew such as those being discussed. I thought I'd put the explanation in this thread as it may be of interest to others. WARNING - I am not a metalwork expert, this is just the method I have found works for me having made a few of these...

That is a monster Jonny. I thought mine was a struggle at 160KG with 3 of us (it did have to go up a flight of stairs mind you...) Ed