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    Hi Planemaker :) The Depth adjustment looks to...

    Hi Planemaker :)

    The Depth adjustment looks to me like a cut down section of an old brass tap, it only adjusts down (withdrawing the adjuster does not retract the blade) that is it just pushes...
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    Couldn't have said it better Ray. There have...

    Couldn't have said it better Ray. There have perved at so many tools from the boutique makers it's nice to see what they are up to and there are some that I think look fantastic but I have never felt...
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    Nice one Tom. Alice always makes good reading and...

    Nice one Tom. Alice always makes good reading and she takes great photos! My curiosity is sated for tonight. Cheers :)

    edit: Looking over the ebay photos again I think the lever cap is what...
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    Spotted these ones in England tonight...

    Spotted these ones in England tonight "QuangSheng" Better photos and the seller at least has something to say about them... buuuuuut, I dunno :shrug:

    eBay Seller: workshop-heaven: Tools, plane...
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    Hi Dane :) There really is something nice about...

    Hi Dane :)
    There really is something nice about the V&B, I'll scan the advert and post it here when I get the chance, apparently Epson scanner/printers wont scan when there they are out of ink.....
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    Thanks Harrison :) If you can drag yourself out...

    Thanks Harrison :) If you can drag yourself out of bed in time to get to the Camberwell Sunday market (get there 7:30ish?) there is almost always a piece of hand plane gold hidden away somewhere...
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    Hi Folks :) It has been ages since I have...

    Hi Folks :)

    It has been ages since I have found anything exciting. Life has kept me away from sales and auctions and markets recently (not complaining mind) but I did manage to pick up a couple of...
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    Hi Tom :) I have a notion that you and I share...

    Hi Tom :)

    I have a notion that you and I share a similar disease. No matter how many pictures you look at you really never appreciate a particular make or type of plane until you have one in your...
  9. Thread: Stanley no9?

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    Hi H :) That's a 9 1/2 The way I would...

    Hi H :)

    That's a 9 1/2

    The way I would attack that stuck mouth piece would be to give it a good soak in wd40 or similar overnight (even turps would do it) and then screw a brass bolt into the...
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    Tip #1: Look for a plane with a good clean...

    Tip #1: Look for a plane with a good clean mouth with no chips or cracks.

    Check:2tsup:
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    That one has been listed a few times.. I did...

    That one has been listed a few times.. I did hover over the bid button for a second before I realized that it reminds me of the orrible carved nut cracker that sat on my grans mantle.. Scared the...
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    I said I'd shut up.... but:- One thing I...

    I said I'd shut up.... but:-

    One thing I picked up on while playing with dummy blades a while ago and talking to a few much more learned chaps than myself, is that because the stanley adjuster...
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    I haven't looked at this thread for ages... Nice...

    I haven't looked at this thread for ages... Nice Score Tom! but the win of the month has to go to denim for that $50 haul. WOW! :)
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    Good idea Basil :) @Vann. I'd be very...

    Good idea Basil :)

    @Vann. I'd be very Interested to see what you think of the clifton caps.

    @ Tom :) I do like the way Rob can laugh at himself.
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    I have fitted 3 planes with the irons so far and...

    I have fitted 3 planes with the irons so far and the steel is performing very well. Edge holding properties are very good. I still opt for the original blades in my smoothers but this may be that...
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    Will do :)

    Will do :)
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    bah.. total hard drive melt down a few weeks ago...

    bah.. total hard drive melt down a few weeks ago means I can't lay my hands on the photos.

    Half way down THIS page is a photo of one.
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    they're not big, 25cm max (80yo trunk, not big...

    they're not big, 25cm max (80yo trunk, not big trees). When I did my handles I just split the log with an axe and made do but that's awfully wasteful. I think there's still a largish crotch buried...
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    Hi Ern :) :doh: My favorite half dozen...

    Hi Ern :)

    :doh: My favorite half dozen turning chisels were inherited with the purchase of my lathe and all were fitted with lovely redgum handles made by the previous owner, far too nice to bin...
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    That is a very real danger :)

    That is a very real danger :)
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    htpaa lunchypoo ?

    Hi Folks :)

    It looks like a few of us are going to emerge from the tool show next sunday in Melbourne around lunch time. A couple of forum members and I will be wandering the streets rattling what...
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    Wow!.. they look lovely. new/old worldly and...

    Wow!.. they look lovely. new/old worldly and business like. mmmmm :)
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    The digital Vernier and the lathe itself as the...

    The digital Vernier and the lathe itself as the only two that require power?
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    Thumper :) Is it the 044 as the only plane...

    Thumper :)

    Is it the 044 as the only plane with no blade installed?
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    Wehay! I knew a revival of this thread would...

    Wehay! I knew a revival of this thread would drag me out from under my rock.. nice one Tom, sorry I came in too late to have a stab at you puzzle. I did have a go at drawing up my plans for an end...
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    Hi Ray. Finally had a chance to load the...

    Hi Ray.

    Finally had a chance to load the videos and photos over a coffee.

    Great to see a backyard pour in action, I had the chance to stand around in a local bronze foundry (Elphinstone) and...
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    Hi Ray:) Looks great! Can't wait to steal a...

    Hi Ray:)

    Looks great! Can't wait to steal a quiet moment to look through it at leasure... from a quick perv at the pics it looks like a great project (castings and furniture)

    :2tsup:
  28. Thread: book book book

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    Yours :) Pm on the way with details.

    Yours :)

    Pm on the way with details.
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    :roll: I think I have just found the new fine...

    :roll: I think I have just found the new fine print for my ebay sales. just perfect:yes:

    You're not wrong. looks a whole lot like the RB10 which I have never heard a good thing about.
  30. Thread: book book book

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    book book book

    reddit reddit reddit:doh:

    Free to a good home, all you need to do is pay for a $9.90 post satchel. Australia wide.

    The two mags are in very good knick. The book is a little shaggy.

    Claim...
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    Hi Vann.. fwiw when I need to send money to NZ I...

    Hi Vann.. fwiw when I need to send money to NZ I go to my bank, buy some NZ cash and stick it in a registered envelope. Buying the cash costs me a couple of dollars (depends on your bank I guess) and...
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    I do think!.. and great photos:2tsup:

    I do think!.. and great photos:2tsup:
  33. Thread: Trent's work

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    Wow.. they are pretty :) and look they'll chop...

    Wow.. they are pretty :) and look they'll chop and chomp and take a fair belting.

    Are they tanged chisels with a whopping great ferrul?
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    Good on you Ian! we all deserve a treat now and...

    Good on you Ian! we all deserve a treat now and then.. and they look like a lot fun.
  35. Thread: E bay whinge!

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    I have sold a lot of tools on ebay.. and one...

    I have sold a lot of tools on ebay.. and one thing i have noticed is that people with your tactics generally get the tools for better prices than the snipers. It's when you are sitting there with 30...
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    Hi Gunn :) 80grit W&D? wow, that's something I...

    Hi Gunn :)

    80grit W&D? wow, that's something I reserve for lapping really nasty planes.
    I think I started around 320 to flatten the back of my last TS blade and then it was only to remove the...
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    Oh me too :) Justifying other peoples spendings...

    Oh me too :) Justifying other peoples spendings is one thing.. matching them at their game is another entirely.
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    Nobody has ever deserved a greenie more.

    Nobody has ever deserved a greenie more.
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    awww.. sorry, I thought I was saving you from...

    awww.. sorry, I thought I was saving you from making a rash ebay purchase!

    Funny though I had to double take at your photo.. the blade is worn well down.. now that is keen!
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    That's Tony from the tool museum (now closed...

    That's Tony from the tool museum (now closed sadly) down the road.

    Huge price.. but then SW in very nice condition with box.. or maybe somebody just needs one this week. afaik Tony has a fair...
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    Definitely the gloat of the week! Love that...

    Definitely the gloat of the week! Love that chisel :)
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    Hi Woodwould :) I'm 99% sure thats a Marx toy...

    Hi Woodwould :)

    I'm 99% sure thats a Marx toy from the Pocketools range.. collectable(ish) but not a plane. Entirely plastc with a little steel blade.

    You cane see one along with some of its...
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    Nice review Jeremy :) Good to see that the...

    Nice review Jeremy :)

    Good to see that the planes are useable! if they make it to retailers over here I think I'd have a pop at one. Even with that hideous lever ca... I know, I know, eye of the...
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    THIS...

    THIS is interesting.. wonder if it works.
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    :c

    :c
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    is it the smoother because the scrub goes...

    is it the smoother because the scrub goes diagonally.. as a bishop should ?
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    Hi Tom :) Let's knock out a herring.. back...

    Hi Tom :)

    Let's knock out a herring.. back row, fourth in, The Carter being the only Australian made plane in the line up?
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    Nice Score Denim :) Is anyone else having...

    Nice Score Denim :)

    Is anyone else having visions of a big chess set made up of 16 planes per side.. Record vs Stanley.

    Maybe an activity for the next http sale?

    edit: HTTP.. that's the...
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    :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:

    :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:
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    ok.. If Tom's not going to say it.. I will. Is...

    ok.. If Tom's not going to say it.. I will.

    Is Number 6 a bottle opener?:roll:
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