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Just for future reference, here's a link to a Jacobs chuck key selection chart; https://d2pbmlo3fglvvr.cloudfront.net/i ... _eZtip.pdf

What a strange selection. Tools for the trades of patternmaker, carver, sheet metal worker, roofer, carpenter, gardener, engineering machinist - and at a range of dates from about late 19th century to about late 20th. All of good tradesmen's quality - no real rubbish. It's almost like a...

I have a theory about this. The said theory is totally unsupported by any evidence whatsoever, so you quite at liberty to dismiss it out of hand if you wish. The original range of Bailey planes offered for sale consisted of 1 to 8, without the half sizes. There were grumbles from some that the...

I've noticed all sorts of gaps in the garage doors and frames. The local wildlife will be just marching in unimpeded unless things tighten up a bit!

Potentially, that's a nice little saw. The Groves saws I own have the nicest handles of all my vintage saws for hand-fit and for appearance. The nuts don't look to have been butchered at all, but my advice would be to leave them in. The threads on the bolts were often rather badly formed, and...

Thomas Flinn are selling off Clifton Multi-Plane spare blades at the moment. Given Clifton's direct lineage from Record, they might be worth considering; https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/ac ... ml#SID=454

Definitely Nelson and Wellington, then!

Just to add a little to Custard's comprehensive post above, most modern chisels of the sort sold in the big DIY sheds are expected to be used for site carpentry and joinery, and perhaps not cosseted as much as some tools. They are therefore designed and manufactured with the possibility that...

Blame it on the excessively summery summer - which is a point, shouldn't Michael Fish have a place? Or maybe Lucy Verasamy?

Maybe so; don't think we can claim the transistor's invention for England, or Britain, though - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor

Not quite sure what the argument is here. I've read quite a lot of the stuff that's out there about saws (probably not all!), and seen a few videos, but I can't recall any advice to top (or joint) a saw at every sharpening, or even frequently. All the advice I've seen suggest that if a saw in...

Given that they have straight blades, I'd say all of those could be made into good users given a bit of cleaning and a tickle-up with a file. None of them special, but all capable of being good, usable tools. Interestingly, about the only one I'd have advocated ditching is the one with the...

Tim Berners-Lee must be in with a shout. The world wide web is a pretty significant invention. How about John Wycliffe - first person to translate the Bible into English; or some of the Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke or John Stuart Mill ('On Liberty'). Let's not forget Nelson and...

Paddy, the whole plane feels more 'solid', somehow. I'm not sure that edge retention is any better than a standard Bailey iron, but it's certainly no worse, and it does seem to get a bit sharper. I gather that the current production Clifton irons are cryogenically treated, and do hold an edge...

Opinion is VERY divided about fitting thicker irons to Bailey-type planes. Some say performance is noticeably better, and some say it isn't. This has debated, over many threads, with generally far more heat than light. I did just that many moons ago, fitting a Victor (Clifton before they were...

Well, he should partner Linda Lovelace quite nicely. Maybe Katie Price? Maybe not .... would need two Mount Rushmores.

Not sure about Cliftons, but on Records you're right - they're parallel. If you want a pin to stay put, taper pins or roll pins (spring pins) are actually good options, however I suppose a plane for woodwork isn't really a demanding engineering situation. If anybody ever has a problem with...

I'm surprised they make them in your size. Most of the ladies who usually wear them in competition are rather slim and trim.

Just for clarity, the 'tank' in question is usually of the domestic water variety made of thinnish sheet metal or moulded plastic, not a device with caterpillar tracks and a big swivelly gun on top. You probably could cut a hole in one of the second with the device shown, but it might take a while.

It's so that Jacob can have fun trying* to wind everybody else up. He hasn't had this much enjoyment on the forum since Bugbear stopped posting. * You'll notice that most people are wise to this, nowadays. They just post what they want to contribute, perhaps with a sly little prod of the troll...