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True! but I took its most redeeming feature and applied it to this one... The 8mm "wheel" is turned with a slight curve. It has to be used on its highest setting to get sufficient sideways movement but it allows the edge to take control rather than the guide; or to apply some camber if you...

Does anyone have a .pdf or scan of the instructions for the stanley guide pictured? It's for an enthusiast in Australia who wrote to me. As you can see I borrowed the pic from eBay.

So really, the sensible thing is to try the pin to see if it moves before investing in a new Y-lever. Anyone know how much money we are talking about for a Clifton Y-lever? Does a Clifton #5 lever fit a Stanley/Record #5?

Roll-pin looks like a swiss roll, i.e. a piece of rolled-up sheet steel. instead of a solid rod. Fitted on recent planes, prob last 20 years. Maybe limited to "Handyman" or "SP4" quality planes?

One of the modern innovations generally thought of as "cheap & nasty", like two part Y-levers and one piece bent lateral levers, was the roll-pin, which I think is an improvement on the solid pin. It never seems to stick and usually goes in nicely into old planes too if you can get spares. You...

I had a go at the Jeff Gorman method. It's photographedhere if anyone is interested.

Cheers Les, details below of my home-made table. http://www.jarviser.co.uk/jarviser/tools7.html Designed principally for noise reduction and small size.

Well it does fit L-N blades as well. Anyway I like specialised tools. Look at "versatile" tools - Stanley 45; expansive Bits; adjustable Spanners; those sets of saws from the 60's with one handle and a wing nut. Ingenious, but they all do a job badly and/or slowly. Plus they inhibit (wo)man's...

BB, You mean they make usable bench planes that are not Bailey pattern?:wink:

You will find the same problem on many blades, often it's an intentional part of the production process. As you say it's more frustrating than a practical problem, but sometimes the honing guide design forces a skewed secondary bevel which looks bad. I much prefer to use a narrow wheeled honing...

Hi Ivan. My Y lever mod is more for reducing backlash than for overcoming the problem due to thicker blades, though one is worsened by the other. I did it because I didn't fancy fiddling around with my nice new Hock cap iron which was probably worth more than the plane. Jeff Gorman's technique...

My first real commission a couple of years ago near to retirement was a pine bathroom cabinet for our neighbour, on which I experimented with several different mahogany stains to match he rest of her bathroom. I spent about £30 on wood and stains. I was just about to tell her the damage with a...

Conversely, if the house is in a conservation area, even though it's not listed, the local council may actually insist that replacement is exactly as the original - i.e. single glazed in a like for like repair. English heritage's view seems to be that whether its a conservation area, a listed...

I tried the "Dentistry" technique on an older forged Y lever and it would not solder, thus I only suggest it for the newer steel 2-part levers. Solder is funny stuff and does not always "run" onto some steels. There was an excellent article by Jeff Gorman in "Good Wood" recently on soldering...

Record call it a Cap Iron, And THE MAN Charles Hayward calls it a Back (or Cap) Iron. I think if you have shavings coming through big enough to be broken up by the cap iron you're a carpenter, not a cabinet maker. Maybe it's all those timber frame houses the other side of the pond?

It was only in there for 3 hours and thoroughly washed out after. I really should have taken the back off but it was well stuck.

I picked up a gents' saw like this one for 2 quid at an antique shop. (this image pinched from eBay - my blade is a bit shinier thanks to Alf's acid treatment) Beech handle with nice patina. It's by Hazeon London which seems not to ba a major league name. Searched this site. Anyone know if it's...

Spot on Alf! I thought I had recovered from my saw sharpening delusions when I converted (unintentionally) my Dorchester blade into a very expensive cabinet scraper; but then on Sunday I found this gorgeous little Tyzack in a boot sale for a pound and I just had to....

I use blue daylight bulbs in all the main light fitttings and lamps in my workshop (shed). It makes the place seem less like "indoors" when working in the dark winter days. Helps avoid the "SAD". I bought them originally when I did watercolour painting in there for the true colours and there's...

I am of the same opinion, and will always leave the PVA to soak in for a minute or two on MDF, then apply another thin layer before putting the pieces together. If the thin glue layer in the joint continues to soak in after assembly, it has no option but to draw air into the joint (IMHO). I...