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I would joint straight from the saw. Use a No.8 for preference - you will get away with a No.7. The plane must be sharp. Start the cut by pressing hard on the knob, and pushing the plane forward - as stated earlier, curl the fingers of left hand around the plane, it both steadies the plane, and...

Hello, I’d be interested to hear your reasons for saying that. Best wishes.

I lived in Toronto for a while, my boss had moved from Montréal. He told me that Montreal was twinned with Bruges in Belgium, and the Mayor of Montréal had recently visited the city of Bruges. In a conversation with his opposite number, he discovered that Bruges total civic budget was...

I wonder if they deliver to Normandy? Bacon would also be appreciated.

Wasn’t this a Scotsman’s?

A slow-down of hostilities would be most welcome. Happy New Year everyone.

I built mine about 10 years ago, it was made of ‘stable’ oak (left in stick for a couple of years before use). No finish applied. It’s doing fine.

I used in-cannel when making my rocking chairs. I am nowhere near being an expert, i just found them better. I obviously need some tuition.

I’ve just had to make some drawer boxes for my chisels and gouges. Is that a problem, d’you think?

Welcome aboard Simon. I, too, am a Brummy, but we now live in Normandy. Best wishes Austin

Greetings, oh sage ones. I’ve been interested in making a mitre jack for a while, and while‘surfing’ for information, I have seen several mentions of a plan in ‘the Cornish Workshop’. Unfortunately that site seems to have closed down, and indeed the domain name appears to be up for sale. Can...

Hello Pollys, can you find any TCT blades? That would be my choice. Best wishes.

A bit of a curve ball - could it be bog-oak? Best wishes.

Yes, I’ve got it out now.

I have an old Record No 6 - it’s definitely my favourite bench plane.

This is my third attempt at answering your question. I must be really stupid! Thanks for the praise, I really can’t estimate the time. Elapsed time was about 20 months, but I didn’t work on them very quickly. As a guideline, each spindle took between two and a half and three hours for initial...

A couple of rocking chairs in European Walnut. Aside from bandsaw’ing the rough shape, all done by hand with gouges, spokeshaves etc.

Thanks James. Do you have any ideas how I measure the length? Regards Austin

Greetings Oh sage ones, I have a Record DMD24A drill press, and the return spring has broken near the centre. I have contacted Record, and they tell me that the part is no longer available. Can anyone suggest an alternative source, please? Many thanks. Austin

Hello Steve, I’m afraid that I cannot offer much by way of positive advice (my bench I made twenty plus years ago of heavyweight 100mm beech), but I would be very cautious about man-made materials in a concrete building. You will need to be very careful of condensation. Best wishes.