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Nice large infill shoulder plane, nice newish woody-handled screwdrivers. The backsaws are a bit of a motley bunch! Missing brace bits and woody plough irons. Needs a wee bit of TLC, otherwise that's a damn fine haul!

I'm going to cast my vote for the party preferring slightly thicker plane irons, based on my experience. I think it's down to making the whole system a bit more rigid. For heavy stock removal with little regard for fit or finish, I don't think it matters much, but for more precise work...

A rebate plane is intended for bulk stock removal, to create a large step along a board. Thus, it tends to have a wide mouth intended to allow a thick, long-grain shaving to pass, and most are bevel down. Some rebate planes are made with skew cutters to give a cleaner finish when used across the...

Car parking sensors are not legal requirements to ensure the health and safety of employees. Provisions for the safe use of circular saws in commercial and industrial environments are. Thus, you're comparing apples with pears. One of the things you do when looking at safety matters at work is...

Parking sensors on cars are more a marketing gimmick than a safety device, though, aren't they? As in - "Look! Our top of the range posh-mobile has more bells and whistles than those of our competitors!" The consequences of failure of a car parking sensor is some bent metal incurred at low...

The Heath and Safety Executive produce a number of notes for guidance, the one applicable to woodworking circular saws is - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis16.pdf As the reader will see, the requirements for the safe use of such saws in industrial and commercial settings are several; the fitting...

It's quite possible to clean up a backsaw (and even easier with a handsaw or panel saw) without taking the handle off. Indeed, it saves bother. Especially as the cleaning is cosmetic only. If you do destroy the rivets, try these as replacements; http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/aca ...

Using oil or grease to lubricate the sliding mouth section of LA jacks (or any other adjustable mouth plane, come to that) is almost certain to result in a nasty, sticky mess of lubricant and wood dust clogging things up. Best to either leave unlubricated (the mating surfaces are both cast iron...

For newer members of the forum, or those reading from afar, I should perhaps point out that Jacob is the forum's Official Grump. As far as he is concerned, woodwork was going along just fine until some pillock invented the Bronze Age, and it's been downhill ever since. Especially that...

It rather depends on what the shot component is part of. If it's the end of a small panel going into the grooves of a frame-and-panel construction, then it probably matters not a jot. If it's the mating ends of a wooden picture frame, or the cornice mouldings for a cabinet, then any gappy joints...

Depends on the type of tool, as well. Quite a few of us hand tool users have bought items from internet auctions, but the sort of stuff we're after are wooden planes, pre-plastic handled era chisels, saws with nice, curly handles - many of these have clearly not been used in a generation or...

The overall description said 'chisel', and the shape of the ferrule and blade shoulders was distinctively Veritas. As far as I know (and I stand to be corrected) Veritas don't offer a firmer chisel, though the bevels on the sides are not at a particularly steep angle. Thus, it's a b/e chisel...

Spot on! Just like this one, but not by Clay : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-TURN ... SwcNxZjG1B (The lettering on mine says "TOGA", and for some reason, has the letter "E" directly underneath it.) Edit to add; Actually, AndyKev's question about the word 'chord' is a good point. I...

I think every vice design and arrangement has it's advantages and disadvantages, so there's no 'right' answer - we'd all use the same if there were! Just install one that appeals to you, and get used to enjoying it's strengths and working around it's weaknesses. If you do go for a Record-type...

In the spirit of Andy's challenge, here's a description to 'name'; This item consists of three firmly-joined parts, two of metal and one of wood. It is 11" long overall. The wooden part is 5 1/2" long, and mostly round in cross-section. The outer end has a maximum diameter of 1 7/8", and has...

Well, the fact that it was identified does indicate that the description was accurate and easy to understand - which given it's purpose, shows how well written it was!

Veritas 1" bevel-edged chisel?

I was going to suggest that you don't date that on the grounds that it looks a bit stony-faced, but I thought better of it. It's Novaculite, which was laid down during the Devonian period (420-360 million years ago), but it may have been subjected to some metamorphism since then...

Search for "cheese head machine screws". You may have to try one or two different sizes to find the one that has enough meat in the head to not drop through the slot in the iron. Most of mine seem to be in the 3/8" (10mm) diameter on the threaded part, but some look to have extra-large heads...

Chris has written books on benches, toolchests, campaign furniture, staked furniture and probably others. For those books, he's built the furniture, benches or toolchests he illustrates, and from reading his blog, he's also furnished his house and built quite a few items for others. In the...