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12th April 2021, 02:39 AM
Thread: Tool Cabinet - WIP
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Ciao Andy, I'm following your tool cabinet...
Ciao Andy,
I'm following your tool cabinet build. I find it is looking very good.
For half blind dovetails, I use an ordinary card scraper for completing the cuts along the grain, as many guys do;... -
22nd March 2021, 06:42 AM
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Ciao This blade is 3/4". It is for Stanley 45...
Ciao
This blade is 3/4".
It is for Stanley 45 or 55, I don't know if it could fit your 3-052: the blade notch seems to be on the correct side altough the shape maybe it's not correct? However you... -
22nd March 2021, 06:35 AM
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Sorry double post
Sorry double post
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19th March 2021, 11:49 AM
Thread: Rejuvenating a #4 (type 11) Stanley
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Thanks Ian, I agree with your point of view👍...
Thanks Ian,
I agree with your point of view👍
You are right and thinking to your words maybe my planes are too much numberous. But I couldn’t leave go them away, so I often use of changing them for... -
19th March 2021, 05:08 AM
Thread: Rejuvenating a #4 (type 11) Stanley
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Ciao, Very good rehabbing job, I like the result...
Ciao,
Very good rehabbing job, I like the result with new handles too.
Planes are never too much. Keep them both! May be you could hone on one a back bevel for a stepper cutting angle for some... -
13th March 2021, 06:58 AM
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Good advice, thanks. Me too, I need to make shims...
Good advice, thanks. Me too, I need to make shims for my Record 077A:2tsup:
Ciao
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22nd February 2021, 11:10 PM
Thread: Tool Chest
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Many thanks, I’ll take it. Regards
Many thanks, I’ll take it.
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22nd February 2021, 03:17 AM
Thread: Tool Chest
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Thank you Paul, The Benjamin Seaton's Tool Chest...
Thank you Paul,
The Benjamin Seaton's Tool Chest represents a piece of history.
CS writes about a book on that chest...I'd like to read it but seems be unavailable....
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22nd February 2021, 03:11 AM
Thread: Tool Chest
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Thank you, This one I think reaches 30-40 kg of...
Thank you,
This one I think reaches 30-40 kg of weight, I can lift it but however with a considerable fatigue. For mine I plan of building a base with casters so I?ll able to move it easily around... -
21st February 2021, 09:12 AM
Thread: Tool Chest
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Tool Chest
Ciao:),
I needed a storage space for my hand tools, something that contained enough tools for working to the majority of projects by hand.
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2nd September 2017, 01:43 AM
Thread: Moving Fillister Plane build.
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Hi Stewie, very beautiful your moving fillister...
Hi Stewie,
very beautiful your moving fillister plane!
I agree with you about the capacity of easing the chip escapment in the Varvill plane, although me too, I would say more difficulties in... -
6th November 2014, 09:36 AM
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Hi, from the mark on plane body seems it was...
Hi,
from the mark on plane body seems it was after the WWII. According the Wolfgang Jordan site, the mark was registered in 1953:
http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/ece.phtml
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9th October 2014, 08:46 AM
Thread: Old hand plane
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Ciao, I found a logo like that one on your plane...
Ciao,
I found a logo like that one on your plane blade:
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As Paul said, it should be European (Germany)
You can see the Mark on the very good Wolfgang Jordan's site:
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11th November 2013, 01:27 AM
Thread: A mallet for morticing
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Hi Derek, very nice your mallet. I like the...
Hi Derek,
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5th November 2013, 09:14 AM
Thread: Rebate plane in British style
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Wooden Holdfast? Why not? I have not a lathe but...
Wooden Holdfast? Why not? I have not a lathe but a 1" beech rod is easy to find. Thanks
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5th November 2013, 06:22 AM
Thread: Rebate plane in British style
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Here it is... http://youtu.be/Brx35B4iKy4
Here it is...
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5th November 2013, 04:53 AM
Thread: Rebate plane in British style
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Thanks all for compliments Grazie John,...
Thanks all for compliments
Grazie John,
I made blades myself. The main blade comes from a larger blade I cut. The nicker was a 8 mm plough cutter.
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4th November 2013, 10:44 AM
Thread: Rebate plane in British style
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Rebate plane in British style
Hi,
I built my moving fillister and wish to share with you.
http://i41.tinypic.com/2ezk0a9.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/ieqrfs.jpg
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6th May 2013, 09:44 AM
Thread: Look what I found
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Thanks Paul for these info:) So, why the...
Thanks Paul for these info:)
So, why the double cove, for accomodate the right index?
Ciao
Giuliano:) -
5th May 2013, 05:47 AM
Thread: Look what I found
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Nice saw! I was wondering if a such type of...
Nice saw!
I was wondering if a such type of handle was only suitable to right-handed people or if a left-handed person, like me, could use it confortably.
Ciao
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21st April 2013, 07:47 PM
Thread: Two centenary matching planes
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Hi Derek, This design was quite common in...
Hi Derek,
This design was quite common in Austrian and German older exemplars:
Kleines Werkzeugmuseum (Nuthobel)
Regarding Timewarp Toolwork planes, it's a good idea for tempting a... -
19th April 2013, 02:02 AM
Thread: Two centenary matching planes
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Thanks Matt, was been fun to see shaves come out ...
Thanks Matt, was been fun to see shaves come out from them.
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17th April 2013, 06:50 AM
Thread: Two centenary matching planes
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Two centenary matching planes
Hi,
I got these tongue and groove planes some years ago from ebay and now I decided to restoring them. I like to use tools I have, so I tried to put these old ladies again at work.
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3rd April 2013, 10:10 AM
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Hi, I would add the distance of chipbreaker from...
Hi,
I would add the distance of chipbreaker from cutting edge also. Although there are discordant opinions to this, a chipbreaker very close (0,1-0,2 mm) to cutting edge seems to improve the... -
25th February 2013, 10:04 AM
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:rotfl: :aus::italy:
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25th February 2013, 09:44 AM
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All clear, Ian! It was a misunderstanding! :- I...
All clear, Ian! It was a misunderstanding! :- I tought 12° was the grinding blade bevel not the seat (Matt in the first post indicated a 15° angle for the seat:?) but more likely the guilt is of my...
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25th February 2013, 06:18 AM
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Ciao Matt, nice plane and a demonstration that...
Ciao Matt,
nice plane and a demonstration that wooden low angle planes can exist!
Why a so low blade bevel?
Giuliano -
10th December 2012, 10:16 AM
Thread: Tiger Myrtle backsaw.
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Hi Stewie, Another fine job, as usual. The wood...
Hi Stewie,
Another fine job, as usual. The wood is simply stunning!
Ciao
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21st November 2012, 10:50 AM
Thread: Curves for days
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Would be interesting to see doing a try with . Do...
Would be interesting to see doing a try with . Do you think you'll restore it?
Ciao
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16th November 2012, 02:36 AM
Thread: Wooden joinery plane... assistance
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Hi John, The book "British Planemakers from...
Hi John,
The book "British Planemakers from 1700" encloses a Joseph Cooper and Son, planemaker in Birmingham from 1878 to 1888. So, if the same Cooper, yuor plane is quite old.
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14th November 2012, 09:49 AM
Thread: Wooden joinery plane... assistance
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Hi, your sash filletster plane is interesting....
Hi,
your sash filletster plane is interesting. It seems of early type, with the escapement for shaves on the right side (on the bench sash filletster), differently from those, like that... -
4th November 2012, 10:53 PM
Thread: Panel Raising Plane
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I shaped the file by bench grinder without anneal...
I shaped the file by bench grinder without anneal it. Only I soak it frequently in cold water while the job is progressing. When my thumb, kept near the edge, cannot stay there (too much heat), I...
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4th November 2012, 09:50 AM
Thread: Panel Raising Plane
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Grazie Matt, No, isn't too much difficult to...
Grazie Matt,
No, isn't too much difficult to plane out, if you first make the body and then adapt cutting irons to profiles. The position of nickers is a critical point, but not more difficult than... -
3rd November 2012, 10:41 AM
Thread: Panel Raising Plane
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Panel Raising Plane
Ciao, :)
I just completed this panel raising plane and I would want to share my satisfaction.
I have to admit, this plane required more attention, due to skewed geometries and the need of... -
1st October 2012, 06:03 PM
Thread: Stanley Bailey Market Find
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The raised ring onto the body is a feature of...
The raised ring onto the body is a feature of type 14 planes (1929-1930).
Ciao
Giuliano:) -
30th September 2012, 09:30 AM
Thread: Flattening a cupped/crowned board
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HI:), I prefer a wooden scrub to the jack...
HI:),
I prefer a wooden scrub to the jack plane for the first preparing job. It is a very handy plane. Its lighter weight and the heavy cambered blade make a difference on preparing long boards.... -
18th September 2012, 11:07 AM
Thread: Planing a sliding dovetail
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Hi Derek, very nice your plane,too. Good idea...
Hi Derek,
very nice your plane,too. Good idea the added handle!:2tsup:
Me too, I had to make several cuts before to find the right feeling with this plane. During these first cuts I understood that... -
2nd September 2012, 08:03 AM
Thread: Crisscross
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I think its name has been wrong, should be named...
I think its name has been wrong, should be named St Andrew's Cross.
This, differently from St Peter's one, was x-shaped. :)
Giuliano
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27th August 2012, 12:25 AM
Thread: Stanley Bailey Market Find
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I like type 10-11 planes also. In my opinion they...
I like type 10-11 planes also. In my opinion they had better blades than SW planes.
The raised ring below front knob should prevent its breakage during hard use, but in my experience this never... -
13th August 2012, 09:46 AM
Thread: A female for the dovetail plane
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Grazie for appreciating my job. The building is...
Grazie for appreciating my job.
The building is quite simple. The most difficult task was to grind the blade with the correct angle, although for such a narrow blade is easy to correct mistakes.
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10th August 2012, 09:30 AM
Thread: A female for the dovetail plane
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A female for the dovetail plane
Hi,
I recently restored a dovetail plane. It cuts the male element of sliding dovetail joint. Differently from Japanese tradition, USA and European planes for cutting the female part of joint are... -
19th July 2012, 10:28 AM
Thread: Raised panels
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Sorry, yes is Douglas fir (abete di Douglas, in...
Sorry, yes is Douglas fir (abete di Douglas, in Italian). :2tsup:
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19th July 2012, 12:18 AM
Thread: Raised panels
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The wood is Douglas pine, used mainly for outdoor...
The wood is Douglas pine, used mainly for outdoor furniture, specially windows.
The plane can be used only right-handed so your question is correct and a cleaning up could be requested for tearout... -
18th July 2012, 08:08 AM
Thread: Raised panels
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Ciao, I have a wooden moving fillitster plane;...
Ciao,
I have a wooden moving fillitster plane; it works well for raising panels. Same technique showed above: first rebating then the slope is made by tilting the plane properly. Because the cut... -
7th May 2012, 05:23 AM
Thread: Record 043 Plough Plane Question
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Ciao, Me too, I always have seen plough blades...
Ciao,
Me too, I always have seen plough blades with a steeper bevel than 25°. I have a Stanley 50 acquired as old new stock and blades (unused) all have 32° bevel angle. I knew that this steeper... -
25th April 2012, 09:29 AM
Thread: A woodworker
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That's incredible:o I would like to buy some of...
That's incredible:o
I would like to buy some of his stools.
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23rd April 2012, 08:29 AM
Thread: Falcon Pope Hand Planes - A Small Review
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Very good collection!!:2tsup: What about the...
Very good collection!!:2tsup:
What about the Falcon Pope block plane? At what Stanley block it refers?
Ciao
Giuliano -
23rd March 2012, 09:45 AM
Thread: Cutting Dadoes by Hand
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I have some British old dado planes. They are...
I have some British old dado planes. They are cheap, fast and efficient. Only 1-2 min for cutting a net housing. I find, in this case, the different way simply better.
Ciao
Giuliano:) -
31st January 2012, 06:00 AM
Thread: My first woodie.
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Well done! The choice of making a scrub plane is...
Well done!
The choice of making a scrub plane is also very good. A very useful tool in our shops.
How did you manage blade hardening?
Ciao
Giuliano:) -
16th January 2012, 10:08 PM
Thread: Who uses a compass plane and which one
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If I had to choose a Country for a far journey,...
If I had to choose a Country for a far journey, that would be Australia.:2tsup:
Unfortunately Italy is really too much distant for my possibilities:no:
However, never say never......:roll: