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Hello Mr Charlesworth, I did some work on the underside of the chip breaker as well, flattened it till a bit developed then removed, when it's attached no light passes through the mating surface between the iron and CB. After I posted the images I continued to lap on the 80 grit paper and all...

I've attached some pictures. The sole of the plane is after 30s on some 80 grit on float glass.

Hi all, Setting up my first bench plane and I'm having a bit of trouble and after endless YouTube videos I can't seem to figure it out. It's no 4 Stanley, blade sharpened to 1200 on a diamond stone then stropped with green compound. For the life of my I can't get a thin shaving, I get thicker...

Thanks for the replies everyone I have solved the issue, I found a slightly different style of holder which held the chisel perfectly and didn't require fettling. Both sides of the jaws are deep and parallel, which held my thick chisels no problem. Set to work on a (worn) 400 grit diamond...

Thanks for the replies. What would you recommend ? Veritas jig and some really coarse sandpaper on glass? One of the issues I had was that the chisels never sat 100% square in the eclipse jig and was one of the reasons I had so much trouble starting out. The veritas jig holds from the top of...

I used an original eclipse (non clone). I can get sharp blades from it which are perfectly usable. I just want to fix the damage which has been done from my learning curve.

Hello, I've recently been practicing sharpening with a jig and without and I think I'm coming along. However I've really hashed up my chisels. They're now multifaceted with multiple bevels. I wanted to ask if anyone in the Stoke on Trent/Staffordshire area could help me fix them. I don't...

It was sharp-ish I didn't progress through the other grits as I knew I wasn't rectifying the issue, if I progressed and stropped it would definitely be sharp. I'm not striving for absolute perfection and mirror polishes, but I would like to be able to learn the skill of correcting a skewed...

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Hello, I'm relatively new to woodworking and I posted a while ago seeking advice for a workbench. I got some good feedback and I'm starting to buy tools and learning how to sharpen and maintain them. Behold my chisel woes. I'm using a genuine eclipse 36 guide (older one with imperial...

It's basically a small living room which is not used a great deal. I'd like to be able to set up easily then tidy up and put everything away without a trace.

So I've been researching into collapsible workbench and come across this.... https://www.instructables.com/id/Collapsible-Workbench/ I like the ease of building and seems to fit my space dilemma. Is there any amendments or changes you would recommend to the build?

Thank you all for your valued input. I will have my own room albeit small and I'll be able to keep the little one away. I'm gonna research folding benches and undoubtedly I'll be back again with more inane and simple questions as I'm starting out.

Thanks for the prompt reply Pete, Starting off with small boxes, shelves and racks, I would like to eventually make a small chair for my daughter. I am planning to use all hand tools.

Hello, First post here after a few months of lurking. So hello everyone. I'm trying to get in to the hobby of woodworking and I feel I'm pretty serious about it scouring the internet and trying to buy decent but used tools and already starting to think about 1st projects and such. However I...