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As a child my dad used to go to his uncle in the mountains. I believe they used to keep songbirds in tiny cages in the dark. When they brought them out they would sing like mad. A tree was constructed and covered in glue. They would collect the birds, pinching the heads to kill them. Something...

If you want anything Star M which are also good quality try Amazon.co.jp.

I nearly always buy Fisch, they are very good and just keep going. I tried an Irwin once and it was useless by comparison. I believe Famag are very good too.

I'm thinking about building a shooting plane with a skew blade. How best to cut the blade without it overheating? I thought carefully score with angle grinder and snap maybe?

Wiha and PB Swiss are very good too.

I buy Nakahashi Seisakusho directly from Amazon Japan. Very good chisels and much more economical for me here in Italy.

Looks good but.... My mum born Chesterfield but we both live in Italy now. I think the Silverline was over 12 euro on Amazon.it

Is there an alternative to paying a small fortune for an abrasive cleaning stick as used on belt sanders and stationary disc sanders?

I wouldn't normally buy DMT because I have never had a flat one but recently saw a large coarse and extra coarse on Amazon for $35 so I bought it. I don't know why but that is what the instructions say.

oil not recommended on DMT, only water

I have LV pmv11 in mine with their chip breaker. I like it but I think most would say it takes too long to sharpen.

It obviously depends how important it is to you but you could consider companies like Stackry. An added benefit is that you get to choose the value for customs of the item you have sent over.

You can often find Bosch HSS cobalt in marketplace at Amazon. I have a 1 -10mm in .5mm increments and I think it cost around £30

I have cut 50mm ash with my battery festool with no issues. I belive the blades are thinner than the previous ones.

I believe this type of drill bit is recomended to cut through hardened saw plates, at least they are the type suggested and sold by a handsaw maker in the US.

Australians are even luckier, lovely wood like Jarrah used as fence posts.

Iron is an element, there may well be other metals in there, but no "organic" chemicals. Personally, I don't know anyone who would classify Fe as a chemical.

Me too. You don't even need soap to wash them, just very hot water. You do need to learn how to use them effectively though.

2) Finish. I need a really clean finish on the cuts, but I get some saw marks. I’ve tried a rip blade and a fine toothed blade (also vintage!) but it isn’t good enough. Is there a blade I can get or a technique I can use to get a great finish. I have an old Startrite. I thought a better blade...

I don't know what to say. Since leaving the UK I sell far less on Ebay as the Italian market is very different, and I am not surprised by the Italian problem. Otherwise, I have had few problems and as you point out at least you know you will get your money back. The chap I won the chisel from...