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Actually, as a quick thought, although dismantling the dovetails might be tricky, perhaps you don't have to. I wonder if, by wrapping hot, wet rags around each joint you might just soften the glue enough to "adjust" it without disassembly ?

Will a modern Clifton cap iron screw do, from e.g, Workshop Heaven ?

Thanks for the O-ring tip. Trying to hold the workpiece, two clamping cleats and the clamp with one hand whilst doing up the clamp - always the instant the pin falls out of the other end :evil: The clamping up - one of the ways I've managed to cock up a glue up with dovetails is to be...

Noone seems to have asked what I'm wondering - what is it ? Is it just brass stock bar, or is it something that might have been cast ? If the latter, you could be just uncovering voids which were there all along.

But in doing so you may be creating a "dead leg" - a branch of pipe that is dead-ended so gets no flow through it, which can be a bacteriological hazard (allegedly). WRAS guidelines say the stub should be no more than 1.5 times the pipe diameter in length. So enough to get a stop end on...

The Veritas one looks quite nice. Many of their tools are ... erm, a matter of taste. I normally prefer old tools, but in the case of my Stanley 71 I'm less sure. The clamping arrangement for the cutter doesn't work too well, it seems to find its way loose frequently, probably because of poor...

When I managed to break yet another handle off my homemade froe the other weekend (the eye is too small), I thought about buying a proper one. Looking on Axminster, I see they have a forged froe, with Ansell handtools (Sheffield) listed as manufacturer. Looking closely at the picture, if my...

That bend clamping plate might be a minor issue. My Record version was like that, and it gave you two modes of operation - very heavy cut, or a lot of chatter. But it is surprisingly easy to bend back to shape, after which mine at least was fine to use.

If you are going into end grain, Gedge pattern augurs work best. You'll be in luck if you find one that size though !

Teal oil ? Are you sure ? How many ducks would you need to render to get enough :lol:

Here's the Ben Nevis Inn weather station as a guide:

I think a small round knob would look more the part to me. Could you go for box or spindle or other tight grained wood so that it could be finer and more elegant than you would see commercially ? It does surprise me when I see power lathe turners turning branch wood, and wood in the round...

We did some green woodwork using walnut. Various people used different finishes, including walnut oil and linseed. The final colour was quite a bit different; the linseed was notably darker and richer than anything else. When I was finishing a walnut chair seat, I also tried linseed and...

Does it have to hold water ? Something like this ? http://www.folkstreams.net/film-detail.php?id=224

Something like the method described by toolsntat works for the Record 2506 with detachable nose. Take off the nose, and the knob if it is in the way. Project the blades by an equal small amount. Clamp the whole body of the plane in the grinder's jig, and grind both cutters at once. The...

I use a plumbing pipe cutter to cut short lengths of brass tube for ferrules for chisels and screwdrivers etc. It is slower than cutting copper, and the tool probably won't stay sharp as long. It does slightly deform the cut end, but not so much so as with copper. It all rather depends on the...

I didn't believe them, and pre-drilled the tongues.

You're using #55 cutters with a #45 ? The 55 has a height adjustable skate I think. Amongst an absurd number of adjustments ! Rebates then a hollow woodie would be another way.

As mentioned in another thread, British Hardwoods are a helpful lot, and do delivery.

Well I'm glad I asked, well worth a look those chairs Jim ! Very unique. Excellent plan. If you had said they were all identical, I would have found it harder to believe. How could get chairs with steam bent components to be the same is beyond me, and it would be a mistake - last thing you...