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Rich, I am not an expert at repairing woodies but I think your one has had the sole cut back to take an inset to close up the big mouth. If I am correct then finding a bit of something nice and hard wearing and glueing it into that gap will improve you plane.

Normally a comment like that is followed by queue DaveL, :roll: of course clogs are much better than shoes and you can re shod then yourself. :D

Oh very nice timber George, worth the wait for it to dry. :D The grain match on the elm box is fantastic, you picked the spot for the join just right. \:D/

Alie, Is the headstock spindle bored right though? :-k I remove drive centre on my Perform using a bar thought the headstock, put the bar in the hole, grip centre with rag in right hand and tap the end of the bar with a hammer in the left hand, centre pops out, if it has been there a long...

Very sharp tools used to take very fine cuts. I know its easy to say but much harder to do. :roll:

I have turned a couple of pens in yew, very nice to turn, very nice finish, but for a good finish just from the wood try some african black wood. It shines when buffed with a grey webrax very nice.

Bigger heads on the clouts.

Well done Tom, they are very smart. =D>

Mike is correct.

For this sort of work the choice of blade is important, I have now reached the end of my knowledge :oops: as I have never ripped green oak, but I am sure someone who has will be along soon. :D

Here is his forum profile, you can send him a PM or email and his planes web site is here. He makes great tools, I have one of the Philly shaves. :D

I must admit that roughing with that huge chain saw would made me very nervous.

If you want a small curved sole plane, have a word with Philly, last year at Yandles he had one that we all played with. I am not sure that he lists them on his web site but he has made them. 8)

Something I found out a little while ago, they are not bronze any more, they are plated steel, try them with a magnet. :whistle:

If the new motor has a bigger spindle than the old one then I would look round for a small machine shop near you and have them rebore the pulley to fit the new motor, should only cost a few bear tokens. 8) I did this with the pulley for my Wadkin table saw when I changed it to single phase. :D

The skew also help keep the work tight down on the bed of the shooting board. :)

Well I am a border line dyslexic and find all capitals much harder to read, apart from it being rude.

Hi BTR, A couple of points, saying where the machine is would help people with their decision and using all upper case is considered to be SHOUTING, you will get a better response if you don't do that.

Just needs a quick flick of the wrist and turn it inside out, be right as rain. :roll: :wink: OK hat coat door :whistle:

Of course the best way is to build a cyclone to collect the dust. :twisted: