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i have sold my bit on ebay and postage is a real issue. You have to price competively. So you take an average price and then hope for the best. However if the item goes for a lot of money you need to insure it, which you have not factored and that is not cheap. If it then can be only posted by...

Pm ( conversation sent) been after one of these for a while

i have an apron, i like the veritas as the straps go over the shoulder. Normal aprons hurt my neck when i put stuff in the pockets. Mine is covered with glue and as i tend to wear my usual stuff in the garage it does it job. I did recently upgrade to the balck one after having the tan one one...

looked last night and i have no less than 5 irons that looked suitable but embarassingly they are all for a no7. Who would think i would be the a man thinking something is bigger than it is. I can confimr that ray iles blades are quite thick so i would shop around for an original.

i might have a spare no 8 iron in my box of misc rubbish i have accumilated let me see

what kind of question is that? Of course you need a number 5 1/2. The more planes the better. I didnt think i needed a no2 or a 5 1/4 and a 7 and a 7c but i have them and i use them. I dont think its possible to have to many planes. I have them set up for different cuts and just flick between...

I used a japanese marking knife for years it was very good. Then i bought a fancy one which is no better but has a pretty handle. I think it becomes an issue when you mark very fine dovetails other than that pretty much anything works including a chisel or old kitchen knife. As i get older i...

Yeah i seem to enjoy turning rusty planes back to users too, i like restoring orange rust buckets back to a desireable items. I do sell them but its certainly not for the money haha. It just bothers me that someone would throw a plane away because its a bit rusty or blunt. Often it doesnt take...

I think rapier are ok, pretty agricultural but they work. I have had a few gtls they are pretty but i couldnt really get one to work properly. I get the whole thrill of getting a cheap silverline to work but they are just miserably made they dont inspire me to quality work. Acorn are ok but are...

Basically as far as i can tell and i have sold about 120 planes this year this is the pricing. stanley planes go more than record planes. No logical reason why A stanley plane with uncracked wooden handles is worth a minimum of £18 as this is the cost of a wooden handle set (give or take a bit)...

i have literally tidied up 100s of planes over the years through collecting tools (i know i know) and have derusted manyof stanleys record acorn etc. Generally the ones that have been used once and sat in a shed were the least likely to perform well despite being the shiniest. The well worn...

I have gone full circle, i started on waterstones but hated the mess, then went through diamond stones which are good and i still use for flattening backs etc. I now use oilstones and a strop. It quick and i like the oil as it fends off the rust in my garage which is cold. I tend to sharpen...

Personally the no8 is my favourite user plane. Once it starts moving nothing stands in its way. Its great for starightening long boards and prep work on boards. I think it feels better balanced than a number 7. But everyone is different

I havent posted for a while.. (shame on me) but i have spent a long time (6 montsh of evenings etc) building a complex bookcase and wall cabinits out of english cherry that seems to tear out as soon as you look at it. I have a plane problem or my problem is plane if you talk to my wife and i...

genetics i think plays a part, my dad and sister both have it. Tried a few bits of herbal but in the end chemicals did the trick. My dad has been on biologicals for 20 years and he has coped. seems to be the key is to stop the rot early and i think thats all we can do. |It flares up a bit now...

Sorry to here about the arthritus, i am 45 and have been diagnosed with psioritic arthritus so i have a long road ahead of me (hopefully) i have found some drug treatment that has made a huge difference. I would strongly advise that you see what is on offer as the treatment has vastly improved...

Me too, I think it easier to get all the teeth consistent with a rip profile then tweak it from there. Plus you don't have to flip the saw around to file it from either side Owen

I sell the odd bit on ebay and inrecently had a beech handled no4 plane confiscated on the wsy to finland of all places. How can that make sense, the last three planes i shifted with rosewood handles sll disspeared when they went to the USA. I think its going to be good news for the dealers. I...

I might might have a couple or 16 i lose a count depends whether the wife is watching. I keep seeing them at auctions going cheap and then feel sorry for them and buy them. In my experience you need two to get a working set but they are superb. They need a well sharpened saw i prefer them rip...

I have done a glass balustrade at home using the sandwich style chrome blanks. Got them off the internet for about £3.00 each. I made a templates out of 6mm mdf took it to the glass fitters and they made it up. Cost about £300 for one flight with 10mm toughened glass and softened edges. Had it...