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Yea, I asked for that didn’t I…

I’ve been gifted a small 11kg anvil, but have no idea where to start with metalworking in general. Any tips for how to get started, what kind of projects are sensible and easy for beginners etc? Thanks in advance.

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Welcome! I'm over the border in Beds.

I use the Pegas blades with the saw from Workshop Heaven (also where the I get the blades from). I find they don't snap as often as cheaper blades do, and they hold tension well.

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Thanks everyone, great suggestions.

I’ve picked up some second hand carving chisels/gouges. They’re good quality Sorby and Pfeil, but they have a fair amount of rust. It’s in small patches like freckles, across both the main shafts and into the various cutting shapes. Any recommendations for getting it off? Thanks!

I have the 8116s which have been great. Still the same issue as above with the first few mm being a little brittle and not holding an edge well.

I’m not sure water resistance and being food safe are the same, especially with resin based glues. Everbuild 503 has an allergic reaction warning and an ecological toxicity warnings from a glance at the SDS. Not what I’d want to eat off. (I’m no TB3 fanboy, I wish other glues would get FDA...

I do exactly the same as @imageel bit I dilute with citrus oil in a 50/50 mix.

I was contemplating something similar. After David Charlesworth and David Savage passed away, and many others are leaving teaching…who will start to take their place?

Welcome! I’m not a million miles away from you, so do post if you find any good local wood and tool suppliers…

I think you are the first person I have ever seen challenge what seems to be the current orthodoxy and suggest that LN may have ever produced a less than heavenly plane. Are we allowed to do that now?

We might not all like it but Dionysios is probably right. LN planes don’t seem to have any patent protection (LN has only 5 filed patents in the US, with one being for an improved router plane). I suspect there isn’t much available intellectual property protection around planes based on the...

This may be a daft question, but does anyone actually know why you can’t get this model in Europe?

Very nice!

Titebond III is water resistant and food safe (US FDA rated for indirect food contact).

I was wondering if anyone had views on ‘splitting the line’ when sawing. I’m trying to improve my sawing accuracy after seeing joints coming in a saw kerfs width narrow. My assumption is that I should start sawing so the kerf lines up to the waste side of the line, not directly down the middle...

Thanks Derek, more information than I could’ve hoped for!!