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Hello Gents, On the rare occasion that I finish a piece of furniture I have the thought to sign it somehow but am not sure how & wondered if you did it & how you do it? I love looking at old furniture & finding something that shows who made it & when is a real thrill (I know I should get out...

Wonderful..except that my day job keeps interfering with my woodwork time (which is good for the bills so I'm not really grumbling but it's making planning stuff difficult to do.) I'd very much appreciate being put in touch with your contacts as I've a fair bit of tool upgrading to do. See you...

That is a kind offer..but I was kinda set on Sorby's (for some egotistical reason probably) - are Marples as good as Sorby's? I'll bow to your superior knowledge & take you up on your offer if you say that they are.

Blimey, what a great response ! Thanks gents for your generous sharing of knowledge, I'm very apprecaitive of your help. ..there's so much for me to take in & look into now - it should keep my questioning at bay for a while (well I've 1 more thread for now). The only querstion I was not clear...

Hello Gents, I've now develped "hand saw envy" from seeing jimi43's fabulous new addition but my budget won't stretch to such heights & I'd be scared to use it incase I scratched it !.. plus klaus might be taking a break. ..so I've been looking around for good saws but I've some qustions - as...

Hiya Richard, That all sounds good to me chief ! Do you think I can get a fair set of firmers in 1 visit to your regular car boot sales ?..I am so time poor I cannot go every month on the off chance of finding something good so I am thinking of going online & getting a set of 5 or 6 Sorby's...

Hi Kirkpoore1, I like to octagonal ones as they have the double hoop which seems a better idea for all round work & things do have a habit of rolling off my bench.. I have a set of cheapo Stanleys which get abused for all sorts of non chisel work..hence my neeed to get some gooduns. I can keep...

Hi Pete, That's great & really kind of you. I've PM'd you my address - PM me your bank details & I'll do an online payment. A tapered mortice is the way to go..lets see if I can manage that... I might have some ash left over. I haven't found a good timber supplier for Ash in Brum (I cannot...

No error TOG...click the picture and scroll down for more info in English! It comes as no surprise that my poor attempt at humour went unnoticed.. What a shame it is to hear that Klaus is reacting so badly to sawdust - life really is a trial (now that was not another attemp at humour).

Hi Pete, I'd love to start making my own tools..& a mallet is a good place to start. By BFOO do you mean both in size & weight? I've not heard of Hawthorn being used for anything before..& if it's the thing to use I'd gladly take you up on your kind offer. How much would the P&P be? What...

Wow ...that is truely a thing of beauty. ..but forgive me for being a pedant - there's a spelling mistake on the blade- Two Lawyers Tools should be Two Sawyers Tools

..I used to be quick witted y'know..you'll have to take my word on that I guess.. :roll:

That is one of 10 suspects I've checked online & crossed off as not matching in looks. DWB looks a bit like an acorn with legs..if you are on drugs & 1/2 blind..

Close but not quite - it's head is short & round not long n flat...but close

12mm L - excluding antennae (feelers) x 3mm (body)

Thanks Andy - you make good sense...yet Ebay has a way of taking hours out my day in the blink of an eye & can become stressful..as well as obsessional.

Hi Pete, They look in good nick n nice & solid ..but I see they do not have a ferrule /hoop on the impact end of handle yet show no sign of damage. (This might show up my lack of experience but) I'd expect the wider ones to be used for harder joinery & therefore would've recieved harder blows...

If only McCartney was this quiet.. I've gone through Wikipedia & the Ernst Joyce bible & so far so good - nothing matches up.. so far.