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I have DMT brand diamond stones. 1000 grit is quite fine, DMT DuoSharp Bench Stone Models | DMT® - Diamond Machining Technology

Some pictures of the above.

I am building another Koa uke, again from scraps. This is in a Gothic arch shape, to fit the front and back. Heat bent but simple. I have just glued in the tail block and (non kerfed) kerfing today....

Thanks for the comments. Sadly no plans, I just made the body out of what little Koa I had (offcuts) and then applied the scale length to it, made smaller bridge with no side wings, fewer internal...

Koa body, 15" scale. Mahogany neck. Purpleheart fingerboard and bridge. MOP dots. Corian saddle and nut.

I got the cutting discs from Ebay, China.
60mm Mini Diamond Cutting Discs Fit Rotary Dremel Tool + Mandrel | eBay
Good quality with mandrel. Other sizes available.

I was asked to make a replacement stand into which the glass dome fitted and the base allowed room for plenty of engraved plaques for the coming years. Iroko, poly and Briwax finish....

No defo 60cm! Thanks. If I made another I would use a sewing machine motor and foot speed control pedal. That is what the "Best Arrow Saw" had that I used to use. I pinched their idea for the...

MDF and Ply construction. 60mm dia Diamond coated disc mounted in Dremel and Dremel drill stand clamp. Cuts my Carbon and A/C arrows.

Dozuki 240 mm saw from Rutlands (offer) with UHMWPE spine stiffener and depth stop. Ply and UHMWPE saw guide, Bakelite height shims. Lexan CAD CAM Laser cut slotting template, St.Steel locator pin...

Good idea BDG. 1 file less.

Really nice!

Saw a similar tool at StewMac's. Added a second slot and file. UHMWPE block. 7 x 2 x 1". Slots cut on the table saw. 243004243005

Nice idea. I have a rubber washer between the handle and frame on mine to stop the slip when " sawing sideways" on mine. I do like your rounded shoulders. A bit dissapointing that they do not improve...

The saw is great, no, it really is! The handle has grip, the frame has weight so it just cuts. About the rod, how about a stainless steel cycle spoke instead. I really enjoy using the saw, any excuse...

I made everything from raw materials.

Purpleheart frame236670236671236672236673236674236675236676 and handle, brass ferrule and blade holder, stainless steel rod, hex nuts and blade adjusters. alloy cam lever.

Mahogany body, maple cap. Semi solid with saddle transducer and preamp. Mahogany neck, Bubinga fingerboard and bridge.
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Koa bound body and koa head plate.Mahogany neck.Rosewood bridge and fingerboard. Piezo under the saddle. Still needs grain filling and...

I use the router with a bottom clearing bit (rounded corner) with a router bush and large round template hot melt glued to the top. This produces a dished recess.

I am building an electric CigarBox Guitar with Tele parts. Apart from the neck pup which is a humbucking bar in the shape of a stratlike pickup. It wont fit from the top, and won't fit from inside...

I want to make a Cigar box guitar, 3 or 4 string and a uke. I would like a Telecaster uke but may build one like I have made the strumstick. Acheap starter. There are plenty of interesting electric...

this was a very quick build for me, saw one built it. The greatest delay was waiting for the strings to arrive. One piece neck/body. Bookmatched Russian Redwood top. Bookmatched Mahogany back.

Just been using my small old Hegner cutting 1 1/4" Bubinga with a coarse blade. Fine, no jumping, no burning. I have bought many upper blade clamps over the years and now use the expensive round...

We have some recent Record Marples planes at school with an epoxy coated screw cap iron that does not fit the chipbreaker screw slots.

I am a fan of shooting boards and have recently made 2 pairs. One pair is used at school and takes 2" bladed planes, the other take 2 3/8" blades. My no 5 1/2 out of preference.

I use one of these. Does not slip and plenty of control.
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I have just fettled up a nice No.7.

New handle for the No. 5 1/2. Needs a couple of coats of polish. 4 Magnets help stick it to the plane.
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My latest Sloping Shooting board for use at home with the 5 1/2 plane. The extra mass of the plane plus the quality of the Smoothcut blade, backed with a QS chipbreaker make life easier.I have waxed...

I use 4's and 5's every day at school. My 5 1/2 is used as a shooting plane at home. I use the 6 for planing longer stock, maybe sometimes the 7. The 4 /2 gets little use. A 3 is used for small fine...

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I thought that this was easier than making a Donkeys ear. This is the second version, as the first was criticised as not being as smooth as the ramped board I had made....

I may buy the larger QS Chisel Plane.

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My shooting board gives me good 90 and 45 degree cuts. Now for a donkey's ear.

There is soon to be a QS no.7 available here.
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I will stick with my Stanley model that has a QS chipbreaker and Smoothcut blade.

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O.K. so I went for a medium fence. T-tracks in an H shape, so 4 laminates fit around the T-tracks and are glued to the subtop. This sits on a drawer unit...

I have a QS 62 LA BU plane with 3 blades. Different angles supplied, I hope to get a toothing blade also. Really good value, well made. Stainless Steel unmarked cap iron on mine. It worked straight...

I have been using my QS62 most of the time in the workshop. I found that the rear handle/tote did not suit me, so I made another, taller so I can get all 4 fingers gripping if I want to and a larger...

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I am building a new drill table fence. Should I go high or low? what are your preferences and what do you add to...

Really nice. Have you any cases or storage for planes?

I have used bevel down Records and Stanleys for the last 50 years. I use planes almost daily in my job and then my hobby. I have bench planes from No.3 to 7 with all the half numbers. I use scrapers...

At college in the late 60@s, the toolist stated a No.4 1/2 and a No.6. I later discovered No.5's I used to use the 6 for nearly every prep work. Flat and smooth. Great for electric guitar bodies and...

I have been using an EzeLap Superfine 1200 8" x 3" stone for about 8 to 10 years. I have recently bought 3 more, Coarse 250, medium 400 and fine 600, all in 8 x3" size. I also bought a 6000 g Ceramic...

The U.K. makes some money by selling it's gold reserves. The theatre and music. Call centres are outsourced in India, our plumbers and builders are Polish. Thousands of offices do administration. And...

Buy British. Today in the U.K. we cannot do that. Cars, no Rover. Trains, either hand built steam trains at over £3m, or imported from Italy. Record Tools, hardly any production, the mills in...

I have just bought a Wixey as the Beall is not available in the U.K. and shipping plus tax, etc. £22 for the Wixey. I have plenty of setups for it, I may even enjoy cutting bevels on my Eumenia RASaw...

I have a wife and 1 magazine rack. When it is full it gets sorted out. Had!

I have always gone for method A at 15 degrees. I have a large block, longer than a bass neck and wider than a neck, with the 15 degree angle at one end that I can use for planing the scarfe and...