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I dare say you've tried this already, but if not, it might be worth giving the lever cap screw in the frog a quarter-turn or so, such that the lever cap applies a tad more pressure.

Was talking to my mum earlier today about her memories of VE Day - she was 14 at the time. Her recollection was that there wasn't much celebrating, the overwhelming emotion was one of relief that it was ended; though many still had friends and family on active service (or worse) in the far east...

Found out t'other day why there's a shortage of flour in the supermarkets. In normal times, about 90% of the mills' output goes to the big bakeries, caterers, pubs, hotels and so on in 16kg and 25kg bags, and only about 10% goes to retail through supermarkets in small bags. There's no shortage...

Another possibility - albeit not a cheap one - is to start with a new blade and make a wooden shave to suit needs. Ron Hock makes two sizes of blade for wooden shaves, and there may be other makers. https://www.classichandtools.com/acatal ... l#SID=1522 I've not tried this, but I suspect the...

Of course, it very much depends on the kind of work you do, but I think it's worth having three back saws. A small one, 8" to 10" long, about 16tpi rip, for dovetail and small joint cutting; a large one, 14" 8tpi or 10tpi rip for larger tenon cheeks; and a medium one, say 12" 12tpi crosscut for...

Find a copy of 'The Resourceful Woodworker' by Robert Wearing. In it, there are all sorts of home-brew dodges and lash-ups, and some quite posh shop-made devices, for cramping and many other aspects of woodwork. For the pro, the old saying, "You can't have too many cramps" holds good, but for...

There are some who hammer dubious debating points on off-topic board threads! (Not this thread, which has been quite helpful and informative.)

Tea mug and pencils.

Posted on the Lost Art Press blog; Bob Wearing has left the workshop. https://blog.lostartpress.com/2020/04/2 ... 1921-2020/ One of the few who kept the craft of woodworking with hand and simple power tools going during the mad rush to modernise, a teacher of many, and a stalwart of the...

Trump isn't The Messiah, but he isn't a moron either. He didn't beat one of the US's best known and most established politicians to the Presidency by being "utterly and completely stupid". As for "nasty sly" - well, that's US politics at the moment, sadly. Doesn't do to believe everything you...

Thing is, folks, that a large section of the US media (and large chunks of everybody else's media, too) are virulently anti-Trump. They're not so much acting as journalists any more, more as political activists. This has been going on for some time, but is getting steadily worse. US media has...

"The Making of the British Landscape" by Nicholas Crane. The story of how Britain changed from the Ice Age to the Present. "The English and Their History" by Robert Tombs. I've read a fair few history summaries, and this one is by far the best on how England developed from it's birth in the 8th...

About the only firm conclusion I've come to in all this is that I just don't understand economics any more. In the aftermath of the 2008 crash, I (among others) looked at the huge bailouts, quantitative easing and so on and said, "Sure as little eggs, there'll be inflation." Increase the money...

You are quite right - this comment will rile some people up. It's also veering dangerously close to political territory, and as the OP said - please, no politics. Let's get back to matters concerning the economics of all this.

As it won't ever be subjected to heavy loads (lateral adjustment usually being a fairly light touch job) or excessive wear, almost anything you have to hand will do. Bog standard mild steel, piece of brass, something like that. Rummage in scrap bin!

Life ... people ... coping with the incredible pace of technological change ... freehand drawing ... estimating ... Blimey. All those ring some very loud bells! Languages. I can cope with English (just about) and I'm fairly fluent in Workshop Esperanto, but any others just elude any attempt I...

The disc fits in the slot of the cutting iron to push the top of the iron left or right for lateral adjustment. Thus, the disc just needs to be a neat sliding fit in the iron slot; not too tight or installing the iron after sharpening will be difficult, and not too sloppy or the lateral adjuster...

I'd certainly echo the use of a drawknife for hogging off material. It's truly amazing how fast you can diminish a piece of wood, and how precise you can be with one, too. With some practice, you can end up with a surface that needs very little by way of finishing. The old wooden spokeshaves...

On the subject of braces, one that I have become particularly fond of is my vintage sixpenny brace. Simple, light in weight, no ratchet mechanism, just a simple square tapered hole with a pinch screw. In combination with centre bits (the old sort with no screw lead, just a tapered spur), or...

For eggbeaters, I know of two makers who supplied drills with keyed chucks - Footprint and Marples. I agree about the keyed chucks - I've used both keyed and keyless hand-drills, and won't willingly touch a keyless for anything larger than about 3/32" holes! The grip of a keyed chuck is FAR...