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I'm with Pete. I think it would be possible to join any two woods, though it may not be ADVISABLE. Can't think why you would want to tenon Balsa into Lignum, for e.g. :wink: , but I'm quite confident I could do it. As for joing two metals, the bigger problem might be choosing the compatible...

tnimble, Most of the replies seem to have got lost in reminiscences :lol: , so I'll stick in my 2p-worth. I think your own answer to the question is the correct one. The tool-well makes a virtue of necessity & allows expansion & contraction of that not-inconsiderable chunk of...

Hmmm - you're more optimistic than I MrJay! While it's true, any man-made thing can be remade, it doesn't help that you may not be able to remake it, for various reasons. I've got quite a few old tools that would be exceptionally hard to find replacements for. (Certainly at prices I could...

:shock: I sure hope you find 'em - terrible wot gets lost in the sawdust. Just remeber to give them a good clean before you stick them back on - I'd use epoxy, If I were you - you will be wanting a permanent bond. :D Cheers,

Ivan - what you say makes perfect sense, and you have explained the only sensible reason for having a two-piece cap iron. The 'stay-set' claim was always nonsense, given the slop in the system - you could never replace the blade accurately enough to start planing again without re-adjusting!)...

3/16" = 4.76mm, which is a bit more than the 1/8" or 3.5mm I suggested, but not far off, and supports my theory. Would like to see anything that really investigates this aspect if you can dig it up, Bugbear. Your implication is that it is NOT a co-incidence, & I'm inclined to agree - there...

Something to be aware of when fitting thicker blades to a Bailey frog. The 'spigot' on the adjustor cam has to reach though the blade to engage the slots on the cap iron. There is not a lot of extra length on the spigot, and with many planes that I've handled, you get very little purchase on...

Nope - who says it has to be? I do different things for different reasons. I make furniture 'cos I enjoy it, and you can't buy what SWMBO puts in my order book, anyway. I make tools 'cos I just enjoy making something that is both useful and easy on the eye. And I make a lot of things...

Hmm - wot's with the adjustable seat, Hobbler - are you expecting her to grow or shrink?? :D IW

Do you mean he slams the chisel down with the machine, or just whales into the square chisel, sans auger, with a mallet? :o Was wondering about your technique - do you use overlapping strokes, or cut a bunch of full plunges & then go back & take out the bits in between? I don't do this...

Dedee is spot-on. Black Bean (Castanospermum australe) is a rainforest tree that grows to a decent size in the wetter parts of Quensland and Northern NSW. I don't have any pics myself, (even though there are lots around me, including two seedlings in pots that I keep meaning to plant out along...

I'm in your church too. 'Twas a crude, strange thing Mr. Bailey dreamed up, but it works! Can't say the same about the 'orrible, over-sensitive thing on my A5 - have long ago given up trying to do the lateral adjustments with the hardware provided - a few taps with a small brass hammer is...

Oi, it's difficult keeping track of the two discussions running on two BBs, under the same heading, Derek!! A highly-polished burnisher is 3/4 of the game, IMO, whatever it's made of. Mine's just a rod of 1/4" HSS steel, and it works plenty well enough for me. Also, what no-one seems to have...

Those chisels of Jake's are for paring, jmk89 - I don't think they're intended for the same purpose as a swan-neck. I have a LV 1/4" swan-neck that I find extremely useful for its intended purpose. Don't need to clean out deep blind mortises every single day, by any means, but when I do, it's...

Them's not split washers - they are the 'split' nuts that were used in that era. You need to take a file to an old screwdriver to fashion a suitable tool for undoing (or tightening, which a lot of old handles need). Amazing how they get worn down more at the toe of the blade - it's happening...

Set saws! :D Smudger: I haven't ever used a Disston set, but it looks like a good-un, with a nice big 'anvil' plate to resist twisting when you activate the punch - better than the newish Stanley I have. If you don't do your own saws, I'm sure you'll find someone happy to relieve you of the...

Thanks Neill - well here's # 2 post, so I only have one to go! :wink: Cheers, Ian

Richard - I have several very good chisels that began life with the blue handles. Besides an aversion to plastic, I don't like the shape, so replaced them with wooden ones. I have also re-shaped several wooden handles on other tools - these days, so many tools seem to come with great, clumsy...