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I have worked a bit with ebony recently and draw filing with a metal file is very very effective. If somewhat close to cheating, it seems to be a bit like aluminium Owen

My i suggest the mighty PB swiss, for me the best screwdrivers that i have used. Simple swiss quality engineering.

Thanks for the kind comments, I have been doing a lot of trial and error fitting to get it right although I did measure the jointer plane as my max measurement. Drawers will be French fitted when I get time. However for a man doing this properly check this out...

I leave the chest closed when not in use so the sagging seems minimal. However the door has 3mm gap at the bottom which is probably due to the weight. However it all basically seems to be ok. I suspect if someone ever flogged it would they strip out the tools and sell them separately, I suspect...

At this point i realised that i could fit in a section that would fold down to hold the dividers and other handy measuring devices. I tried out a few failed designs, some of which stressed out the fold down panel enough to break the wood. I therefore had to fabricate some hinges form some brass...

It seems like a long time since i posted and while it hasn't been a complete halt, i have slowed a bit. I bought the book on studleys tool chest and it psyched me out. I realised how far away from that i was, it was a bit depressing. However after reading through the book a bit more it became...

I have just bought one on ebay! Pricy they are indeed. the sellar informs me its 12" dead which should do the job. I suspect it may need a loving touch! Thanks for all the help, lets hope they can measure

It's frustrating, my Stanley brace is 35cm long with a ratchet, its got a six inch sweep which is fine up to an inch. Sadly 2.5cm too long. I was hoping that maybe a millers fall or goodwill Pratt may scrape in....

Its not to drill the hole. I need to fit a brace into my tool chest. My current one is 3cm to long!

I am in the middle of building a fairly tight fitting cabinet See https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/wall-tool-chest-potential-wip-t58767.htm However I have made a miscalculation and my Stanley small brace does not fit in. It's 35cm chuck to pad and the gap is 32cm. I don't know if anybody...

Its been a while and in between building a few things for the house, such as a shoe chest, its been hard to justify working on a project which is not entirely practical however i managed to sneak a few hours in and have begun installing the measuring/marking section. I kept it simple and...

not sure how many hours have gone into it but its in the hundreds. Its interesting as i have worked with it as i have been able to take my time in terms of what needs to go where and how. When i get the marking and measuring section fitted the chest will be close to fully fitted and then it will...

I note from last post thats its been over a year and a half since i last posted. It appears with my garden overhaul and general diy jobs round the house the chest has not been worked upon. It has however been in regular use. I have been fiddling with producing a chisel/rasp rack to the style...

I believe that you can use the festool rail system and the makita one as well. i am not sure about the dewalt one. However the mafell/bosch rails do join very well and its much better than the festool system in that regard. However it can be a bit fiddly getting the saw aligned with the groove...

Its been a brief hiatus while i have completed some diy type tasks around the house however i have progressed a bit further. I have fitted a few new planes with the usual combination of magnets and stops. While not oiled yet you get the general picture. So after rehandling a few chisels and...

I would go for a crosscut, I have a lie nielsen carcass saw and i reach for it all the time. My dovetail rip saw, just when i do dovetails. If i have a big tenon, i use a tenon saw. I expect others will have different views

After a bit of hiatus building some bird boxes and a toy chest for the son. I have managed to squeeze in some work on the chest. Not a massive amount of work but fiddly as the handles of the planes are very close tolerance. I started with the jointer plane as i had allowed for that to fit in gap...

I seem to have acquired about 9 or so mitre saw boxes of the stanley 244 etc variety. Some by generic makers other by miller fall etc. I hope the wife doesn't find the 6 i have hidden in the loft. They are fantastic in my view but you really have to watch out for missing bits and having the...

Really nice design. I like fluting and that looks brilliant, not sure about the finish i expect it looks better in the flesh than in the photo. I read your article on staining with the sulphate. I loved the metallic look, can you keep that intense look at the start of the process or does it fade...

I have picked up a chisel along with some Japanese tools off the bay and I have an odd looking chisel. Its clearly a chisel but not in a format that i recognize in normal japanese tools. It could be a japanese equivalent of a wilko chisel or a special purpose jobby. It has the hollow back etc...