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Wet and dry paper on a thick glass plate is cheaper to set up and works very well, so is a good place to start. Personally, I like diamond 'stones' as they are flat, and a bit less messy. I usually then put a polish on with a fine water stone, but to be honest, I don't know how much practical...

Not so much a made but restored...Found a sad old knife in a box during a cleanout at the inlaws. Thought it might be worth saving from the bin. Here are some before and after shots.

Hardly a work of art, but finally got around to making a 'lil cupboard to hide the ugly plumbing in the loo (and store loo rolls). Most of the time was spent preparing the wood from recycled stuff and figuring how these newfangled soft-close hinges should be installed:rolleyes:.

I'd also recommend new Ashley Iles, but I keep mine for detail work. As mentioned above, 2 or 3 will do most things. They are nice and fine, get into corners and are a pleasure to pick up and use. And, they are hand-made in the UK. I also have some of the old Marples, which are good. After...

So, is the ridge raised or depressed. If it is slightly raised, that should be easy to remove as it's a small area and a bit of lapping on a diamond stone or equivalent should take it off in no-time. If it is depressed, then the rest of the iron needs to be ground down which is a bigger job...

Supporting your local manufacturers...https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/product-category/clifton-hand-planes/

Well, maybe it's all different here in the colonies. We own a 2016 leaf. It's been great for 80% of what we do, which is around town, commute to work (useless on a trip of course). It has been 100% reliable, no servicing to speak of, and costs about NZ$5/100 km to run, which I think, in...

I'd take up Yojevol's kind offer! For a beginner, (assuming there are no major chips that need grinding and Yojevol could take care of that anyway) something like this makes life easy IMHO Axminster Workshop Honing Guide. Ensures the correct honing angle (and you can master fee-hand as the whim...

https://www.ashleyilestoolstore.co.uk/carving-tools I don't have experience with these but love their bench chisels.

Yes, that is true. But sending a google review seems a good way to draw attention to stuff that is not fit for purpose and helps others. I recently had a Nilfisk water blaster pack up. Nilfisk weren't any help at all even though it just required a small non-return valve and their advice was...

Hi Y'all I've recently become involved in setting up a repair cafe in our city. The aim of this is to repair, as much as possible, all manner of things and reduce materials to landfill. We fix furniture, bikes, electrical items, clothing, and have a go at nearly anything. However, seeing...

I rather like my Clifton, although it is quite a bit bigger than a Stanley 601/2 and more expensive than a LN... Clifton Adjustable Mouth Block Plane - Thomas Flinn & Co Ltd. It is a work of art.

"It was an act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place" Monty Python Has come in handy in numerous situation, most recently dealing with Inland Revenue.

Hi I'm very much a beginner having only made 3 guitars. But, for what it's worth...For acoustic instruments, there are a number of jigs that take a bit of time to make but improve the result. These include radiused dishes which, if you make yourself, require a router. There are various jigs...

Not sure if this is relevant but came across this company the other day...https://benchdogs.co.uk/collections/precision-tools They seem to do some chunky rulers with a detachable stop, although not a sliding one. Thought it might be of interest in any case. Made in UK too. Cheers Richard

Knife and block for my son's birthday. Flat ground 12C27 steel, G10 scales. Used the laser engraver at the local 'makerspace' for the logo in the wood. Cheers Richard

Yes, that is what I remember, except that for all I tried I just couldn't stop mine from chattering - even packed the blade to reduce the mouth. In the end gave up and use my old ones which work a treat. I'm not often beaten by a tool and usually get them to work, this new Stanley spokeshave...

For what it is worth, I was given a brand new Stanley spokeshave. Complete rubbish, just couldn't get it to work no-matter how I set the blade. Bought an old 151 flat bottomed and an equivalent round bottom (cant remember the number) and both work very well. Since then I have bought and...

Exotic woods - nope not really, pine and MDF mostly over here. Nice NZ timber is both hard to find and very expensive and many of the species are quite soft and not that pleasant to work with. So, we envy your choice of wood and the choice in the US. I had to import all my wood and fittings...

G'day from Palmy.