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Some of you may remember I bought an old bench drill for £16 a few months ago. I have since found the catalogue of the manufacturer and it is a Goodell Pratt no.8 bench drill, with a patent date on the chuck of 1895. It would have cost someone $8.80 in the US where it was originally made. I have...

Thanks, I think I agree about the one that isn't a drill, it's very deliberately and precisely shaped which is strange, maybe someone used a nail for a bit of forging practice

Hi, Does anyone know what these three bits are for that came in a large set? This is just a square point This one has very slight bevels on its edges This one doesn't even look like it would fit the chuck of a brace, the arrow shaped end is quite dented and worn and has no bevels There was...

I have been looking to replace the old Wickes cordless drill for a while now, but instead I ended up buying a different type of cordless drill, a Goodell Pratt hand cranked bench drill patented 1895, and working as good as new with a bit of 3 in 1 oil and gt85. Its hand powered so I will say it...

That's a nice looking handle, it's good to see the tool adapted to work for its user instead of people being expected to adapt to the tool.

I have a sturdy wooden shed with no mains power, half of it is motorbike storage and the other half is workshop so I really don't want to be dealing with a fire. For me I have a car/caravan foam extinguisher by the small door of my shed, and one of them cheap aerosol style ones by the large door...

Hello, has anyone worked with lilac before? I'm likely to end up with some between 1 and 4 inches diameter, I'm considering using it for handles, stool legs, that kind of thing. I assume it would need to be dried out for a good amount of time before use.

That's a really nice bit of work. I'm sure it will outlive the coffee machine.

A pen pot I made from old offcuts of oak and supposedly acacia for the bottom. 1st time doing any kind of actual joinery so I went for rebates as they seemed to be the simplest, and it meant I got to try out what I think is a luthiers rebate plane. The glue up didnt go as well as it could (who...

A mallet made from a 5 foot plank of ash. Its the first proper project i am happy with, and it has taught me a lot about planing end grain, squaring up stock with a plane and using a spoke shave. I also cant believe how smooth the finish i acheived was with a well sharpened no4 plane, cheap...

That looks really good, I didn't even think of using 3 boards to make a stool

First workshop stool made with the just finished workbench, and only the tools on the bench used to make it. It needed to be done this afternoon, use what scraps I had left and take up minimal floor space as i have very little storage. One peice of cupped board for the seat, the shape used to...

In case anyone is interested, the issue definitely was the plane. I got the old record no5 going in about 10 minutes, (should have just started with that instead of assuming it would be difficult) bought a record no4 for £18 at an antique shop and got that going in 5 minutes, and a couple of...

I suspect it isn't fully flat. It's already boxed up and a return started. I had an old 19th century 22 inch wooden jointing plane turn up (really cheap off ebay, even jf it didn't work it was too good to ignore at the time) and after a half arsed attempt at sharpening and my 1st attempt at...

Unfortunately it's very hard to learn when you don't have a working tool. There's no way to know if it's a you problem or a tool problem so you can't fix your technique. Anyway I've had someone else try it and there are casting issues, and nothing will stay in place when adjusted anyway, even...

They've got a record no4 on there for £13 more and a Stanley for £15 more than I paid for that peice of junk. Not much more than I've seen ones that need a lot of refurbishment going for on ebay. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have another look on there on payday.

No, diamond plates

Unfortunately I was taken in by the reviews from people claiming it works and was well made. I expected to sharpen the blade but didn't expect it to have actual faults. Lesson learned.

That is what I was doing. The moment it gets to be able to contact the wood it starts stopping dead. It's got a ton of oil on the sole already. I think I'm going to just admit that it's a waste of time and money and send it back, then wait until I can afford a refurbished one from a proper...

I've not started on the record yet, just the new Faithfull. I figured I would have an easier time working out how to set up a new tool than working out how to restore an old tool then set it up. The mens shed idea is a good one, I think there is one locally. I know what to do to use a plane...