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You can get the 40 but not the 50 with your plunge saw. Maybe use a test piece at the max plunge saw range (48) and see how that fits. You may be surprised to find that it‘s nearer the 50 degrees than you think. Or as suggested by Darren you could find some way of packing up the saw or maybe the...

You can get the Piher Parallel Clamps from here but they are very pricey . https://www.sphinxindustrial.co.uk/Products/piher-prl-95/31210

You were only advancing an opinion based on experience and that’s what we need to hear. I want to see how the Rutland clamps hold up over time too so I will try and remember to post after a year or so of use. I’ve only used them now for about 3 months and around 2-3 days a week, so like I said...

I don’t disagree with this at all in fact I take your point entirely. It’s true that Bessey manufacturer their own clamps and that Rutlands don’t. But my handling of both Rutlands and Bessey parallel clamps don’t show much difference in quality in terms of “feel”and in actual use that’s all...

Yes, I agree that the Irwin sash clamps are excellent but the OP specifically mentioned Parallel clamps.(Screwfix don’t have any at present ). As for the extra money for the Bessey clamps, maybe, but I’m not so sure they are worth the extra £65 over the Rutland ones. In form, function and...

You can get them in various sizes but if your looking for just over 600mm the 800mm are the next size up. I’ve not measured my set (600mm) but I would definitely look at a bigger size in case the 600mm come up at just that. Yes they can be a bit clumsy but for your doors I reckon they would...

You could try the Rutland Parallel Clamps. I have a set and have found them as good as the Bessey’s . I‘ve only used them a handful of times but they seem robust enough to me and are a cracking price . https://www.rutlands.com/sp+parallel-jaw-clamps-600mm-x-95mm-pack-of-4+R3014X4?tyah=y

Thanks David for taking the time to reply at length..it’s appreciated and very helpful. Its an interesting one alright. I admit that I’ve never come across this particular method before but the idea of that very tiny convex bevel I don’t think is new . There’s another well known guy who though...

Hi D-W . I’d certainly try anything . But you will have to explain to me your method as I may have misunderstood. Ive read through your posts on this thread but can‘t seem to see what your method is. Maybe I missed it . So if you can point me to something I’ll be happy to read and try ...seriously.

I think you’re right Jacob, though I’m not sure about not finding it in any of the literature before 1980. Maybe the virtue is in the strength of the bevel when convex ? When I hand sharpen/hone the convex bevel is barely visible but it’s there . Never found it much disadvantage either compared...

Hi D-W I wasn’t implying at all that you were selling anything. If you understood my post that way then I can only apologise as you were far from my mind when I wrote it. In fact I was responding to Jacob’s point about Gurus etc. My point is that over complication of sharpening techniques...

Thank you gents for the warm welcome though I think some of that warmth is coming from the heat produced by the thread . ;) I take Jacob’s point about “gurus” “religious zeal” and “salesmen to heart. But, that’s always been the way of things. In fact I think that Jacob may be a salesman of...

Evening all. I’m new to this forum so I don’t want to step on any ironclad toes. You see this sort of sabre rattling on nearly all woodwork forums and if it stays as such then there is no harm as most sabres are blunt through the use of improper sharpening methods anyway. It‘s good to argue a...