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The LN stuff must be suddenly climbing in price......he also has a no 9 billed as an infill very rare at only £485 last i looked they were £262...i maybe missed something though. Philly, The slope is very slippy...its also very long and i'm still wondering where the end is if indeed...

If i dont do it often i still tend to forget how to fold these weapons of destruction. I was looking on this guys site and he has good pictures and a movie file of how its done http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/TipsTricks/CoilBlade/coilblade.html Ian

Paul, You could also ask the guys from here.... http://www.ibiblio.org/japanwood/phpBB2/index.php?sid=1ca2834d1f3565fcd88897cc6bc8e7af I like marcs suggestion...different Ian

wouldnt pm's be a better way of airing some things between people, the last few replies seem to have been directed at one person in particular.......I dont want to see people disappearing from this forum because every word they say gets scrutinised, picked out then quoted....some people are far...

Sean, I would recommend you check every plane blade for flatness be it LN...LV...Holtey etc. In the manufacturing process of blades they are all surface ground and are held in position by magnectic chucks. These chucks have incredible holding power and if a blank has a very slight...

recently.....Holtey...J & L.....LV.....Dieter Schmid (fine Tools) Ian

Welcome to the UK workshop Wayne......it used to be customery for the mods to welcome new guests but they must all be busy. The walnut smoother looks lovely and as you said a real pia to do a one piece infill...very difficult....your hand skills are some of the best i've seen. kind regards Ian

Cheers Guys, I did the laplink...got it from maplins....not quite as straight forward as i thought and i get frustrated very quickly and easily but managed to keep myself from dropping a hammer through it all done ...many thanks Ian

Thanks Guys and Gals.... help has been greatly appreciated...I havent done it yet...been busy in the workshop but hope to try it tonight Ian

Gosh :shock: , I only went out to do a bit for an hour and all these replies came in...... Gill i thought on that but the old laptop has no access to the internet. To make matters worse the floppy isnt working....so it looks like i will be going the printer port route. Thanks Roger...

I am trying to download an old cnc program and files from a very old but still working fine laptop. the laptop is running win 95 and doesnt have any usb sockets....I was hoping to download the stuff i require onto a writable cd as i have a cd writer but it works off usb. It does have a floppy...

I hope not Chris... thanks for that ... ..cheers Mike and Richard food for thought Ian

Glen, Not sure about the black running through the boxwood....i cut enough to give me 3 sets of planes and this bit was the only bit that had the black marbeling through it. Its also very difficult to find in plane making sized chunks without any splits...youve got to be very careful...

As the title suggests........I am looking at doing a handsaw most likely a dovetail or tenon sized..I want to do it in ebony with some fake ivory accents and brass and i am looking for some ideas and pictures. The handle i want to do will be heavily carved as i am heading back down to my carving...

Not too keen on lignum...its also a bit heavy for the bigger panels or jointers Glen, heres the 14 1/2 in boxwood Ian

Mike, You do lovely work, i can see a saw coming to scotland sooner rather than later. Ian

Yeah Glen thats the stuff.....Just to clarify thats one of Karls .... I'm not that good yet. I have done a 14 1/2 panel plane...i just dont have pics yet as i'm away from home. incidently how do you think fake ivory would look in there...possibly a bit plain or do you think it would suit. The...

Glen, I'll post some piccies in a few days when i return home. have a look on the Holtey website and look at his A13 done in boxwood...very nice. and its from the same batch of boxwood dont right off other timbers either ......the dalbergias are nice though. Ian

DC, walnut is not a wood i've used so i am not the best person to comment. for infills you want preferably old timbers ...slow grown ...these move very little. I also have started to cut mine into close shapes for handle and front buns etc....keep them well sealed and dry. i have just...

Derek, seems a strange one....youve had a few good theorys to try. I first thought the blade....seems like a friday afternoon blade on the grinder but if it works fine in the clifton then blade seems ok. I suspect the frog has a slight machine mark or bump in it....can you...