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Was the file soft enough to remove the teeth or did you have to anneal it to soften it up?
Why did you use a flap disk rather than just a standard angle grinder metal grinding disk?
Also interested...

Yep, sheoak, just negotiating with the Timber Bloke for a length or two.
I made up what is effectively a jamb chuck for my metalwork lathe and sanded them up to 2500 grit wet and dry then used...

I agree you could polish them as is but their are the spiral tool marks you get from a lathe, my plan was to sand them flat then buff then to a gloss.
I figured it would lighten the look of them,...

A big thank you to Ray and Josh and everyone else involved in this venture.
I ordered my chisels without handles so I am have a journey ahead of me to finish off the chisels. I was thinking of...

Hi Ray,
I would be thankful if you were able to supply the pattern.
Polie

Ray,
Some people ordered chisels and handles and some only ordered chisels (an ferrules).
My order will only consist of chisels and ferrules.
Polie

Hi all,

Thanks for the good comments.
The photos were only taken last night so they are both over 5-years old, the photos seem to make them look a little newer than they really are.
Doing a...

I ended up making two handles this way, one with silver ash with a jarrah center and the other brush box with a silver ash center, they both still look pretty good and it got me around the problem...

[QUOTE=GraemeCook;1728041]Yep, and you will also need a digital hammer .........



Gotta have one of those, how much do they cost...

Would be cool, you hit the nail then you can look at the...

Thought I might give the pot a little stir... :q

I can see where this tool would come in handy.

I read a post recently from a guy (name withheld) who was making a cot...

Great thread, has me itching to make my next saw (once I finish refurbishing my planes and making handles for the chisels I have bought from the group buy).

On the subject of laminating... I did...

He also is putting one heck of an undercut on those dovetails

wow...

have a look at how Tage squares up the jaws of his sharpening vise.....
on a tablesaw without a fence or riving knife - freehand :russian:

There is the ol saying "whoever dies with the most toys wins"

Looks like the best we can hope for is second place :U

Try Jim Davey, I got one off him years ago, he had made them out of walnut (or similar)

Jim Davey Planes & Sharpening - Home

Regards,
Polie

Yep, I remember them, you could still buy them in the 70's. I also remember the G-clamp to hold them down, if you didn't tighten the heck out of it then the patch didn't stick. To light them you...

This saw reminds me of my high school days when us young kids used to saw at a furious rate with a short stroke in the hope of speeding up the cut.
My woodwork teacher used to chime in with "use...

TS,

Can you please put me down for the other 50mm blade?

Regards,
Polie

all that good work wrecked by the addition of a crappy hinge :doh::doh:

Hans Brunner will need to update his Stanley tool site, he has production of the 78 finishing 1984 :no:

Maybe Lee Valley could work with Chris Vesper and they could change the black plastic for 5000-10,000 year old Black Red Gum for the infill :2tsup:

I also made a bow saw similar to the ones shown by IanW.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/gramercy-bow-saw-126817/

I find I reach for the bow saw for the following:

* to undertake cuts you...

Thanks Bob,

What diameter tube do you suggest and what sort of length should I use?

I was thinking of making it a little too long to see what range it needs.
If I start with clean filters and...

Thanks Bob,

Not sure if I am clear on how to make it, how do you stop the water from being sucked into the vacuum or the water drying up?
I am trying to remember back to the days when I had...

Hi,

I have bought myself a 650cfm room air filter from Carba-Tec

Carba-Tec 650cfm Room Air Filter : CARBA-TEC

I read somewhere that the way to tell if your filter is blocked is to place a...

Hi Pagie,

I received an extra 2 3/8 blade and chip breaker.
Could you please send me a private mail of details of who it should go to and I will send it to them direct (save you extra postage)
...

The method I use is to use chalk to mark out the areas I want to take off (or conversely mark out the areas I want to keep).
I plane off these areas first getting the board pretty flat (keep...

Hi Jim,

I don't believe it should be hand tools vs machinery, each has its own use.
Machinery does have the advantage that it is much faster than hand tools in many instances but the benefits of...

Hi,

Hans Brunner has them listed at $350 and $500 for the corrugated sole but it is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.

Stanley 2 smooth plane

Regards

Is it crosscut or rip?

I need a new saw for some dovetails I am making :U

Hi SB,

It is funny you should say that. I was reading the recent edition of Fine Woodworking and it struck me how much effort some people go to to make a power tool do what a hand tool could do in...

Hi Layne,

Australia is not real big on guns, probably less than one firearm per 10,000 people so we don't have a lot of exposure to gun engraving.
Any chance of showing us your setup and how you...

Stop it Sam... :no:

There are some very serious tool addicts on this forum and your comments don't help.
If anyone needs me I will be on the LV site looking at how to invest $12

Note: All...

The #1 & #2 are a different beast to the usual suspects (#4 and #5 etc)

Your hand tends to enclose the whole plane rather than grip the tote. The gap between the tote and the workings is just so...

Hi TT,

I agree with IanW...

You can make a shooting board quickly and simply out of 3 pieces of wood, you should be able to make one in an hour.
If you do big projects then make it suit your...

Hi Bob,

I would be a little hesitant of trying to laminate 3 sheets of ply together. It will be very difficult to stick 3 sheets together without getting air bubbles (not little bubbles but big...

No offence taken (and my original statement did sound more blunt than I intended)
I had a quick look through my magazine collection last night but couldn't find it, may have another look over the...

Interesting reading James.

It is clear that Stanley didn't mind using the same part number for different tools.

You wonder how many shops ordered a dozen Stanley 51s and got hammers instead of...

There are plenty of rules of thumb on how to get the best working height for you and your back will enjoy a day in the shed much more when you get it right.



Calculate the size yourself, it had...

My dimensions may be a little large but the workbench was pretty large. From memory they had a wooden frame that they set the tools into to get them all the same height then covered the whole surface...

There has been a lot of discussion on width and length but not height.

I remember an idea in Shop Notes magazine where they had a central workbench about 12 metres wide by 3 metres deep. Set into...

Make sure you get all the grain running in the right direction so you can plane the top to flatten it and also clean it up every few years. Jarrah does not like being planned against the grain.
...

Hi,
Don't be limited by what each school offers, their staff will have multiple skills but tend to offer the courses they think people want. Contact them and tell them what you are after and...

Hi Stewie,

Really nice work but it is hard to tell from the pictures how well it cuts, any chance you could send it over for me to try? :U

On a more serious note... what is the 'crimp' in the...

The suppliers will have to change sooner or later or go bust.
The high Australian price and cheap internet price available overseas has shifted by buying patterns. If it is 240 Volt or large I am...

Hi Snafuspyramid (if that is your real name?)

It depends which side of the blade the chip is at.
It is more of an issue if the chip is in front of the blade as it will make the plane more...

Hi Stewie,

Very nice, it is the sort of quality that if the saw was stored in a library they would make you wear white gloves before you use it. :o

The first step of sharpening a saw is to...

or if you don't want to spend the outrageous price of $7 for a set you can always make your own...
cover the tip of your chisel with hot-melt glue, when cold you should be able to pop them on & off...

Hi TS,

If we end up with spare stock is there any chance of me getting another 2 3/8" Blade with cap irons and bevel?
I am thinking of making a copy of the Stanley 51 in bronze.

Regards,
Chris

Tiger,
If you want a plane to create an ogee and minimizes tearout then I would suggest a moulding plane. Both the 44 and 45 will tend to tear the grain as they are not supported in front of the...