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As far as steel rivets go, I don't think any of the small hand riveters are really up to the task. The bigger type that Horaldic mentions would be a lot easier.

I have one of these small Lobster...

Adeben, my father owns the same Ahrem's Goodline square - it's a really nice square actually, although condition isn't as good as yours.

I've seen the Ahrem's Goodline name on various woodworking...

I'd wondered about this. The last two times I ordered from Carbatec online they sent the package to my previous address. This was despite me entering the address correctly, and also checking my...

:) Yes I always seem to forget where I've left things, but that's why I go to those neat extremes - 'a place for everything and everything in its place.'

The Veritas Bench Blade: In a recent Lee Valley order I purchased one of these things by mistake. It must have been a mistake because when it arrived I couldn't for the life of me think why I...

Well I said I'd post a pic when the square arrived, so here you go. I figure when you're spending like this, people like to see as many examples as possible. Photos from my phone don't really do it...

Thanks very much for all your responses. Very informative. The Blackwood has been growing on me over the last few days, so in the end I've ordered that, but if I buy any more of Colen's tools,...

Ah, thanks BobL, that's the disconfirmation of Wikipedia's blatant lies I was after. Yes, 480% tangential shrinkage seems quite a bit. Perhaps they were thinking of old chip packets in the oven? Some...

Thanks for the other pics Derek, very nice. Think I've seen a couple of them before, actually - your tools seem to have a habit of becoming internet celebrities. As for my decision, maybe the...

Thanks for all your responses, and for reaffirming my belief that these are world class tools.

Justin, I wasn't worried about cracks or splits, just minor wood movement, figuring even very small...

Somehow I've persuaded myself to buy a Colen Clenton 8" try square. I like the look of the Rose Sheoak version, but was a little concerned after asking my old mate Wikipedia for details about this...