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Thanks, Martin. I will do my best to oblige [emoji16]. This one might need to be repainted, most of the japanning is gone.

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Thanks JP, CK and Matt. I really appreciate the chance to use this timber, so thanks again to you JP. I used my standard finish BLO, Turpentine Oil and Clear Laquer. It is glossy because I installed...

Don't worry. The repaired split is not halfway up the handle, that's just insect damage.

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Update on handle and knob. I already have a Sargent 409 and have been able to use this as a reference for the 408. Handle was a bit of trial and error (including a split needing gluing up) but got it...

I thought I agreed with NF, but had a better look. I was taught to fit the belt with the step at the join facing the opposite direction to the belt rotation. As belts get used the arrows on the...

Unfair CK. Now we are all wondering what we are missing out on. And lovely frame saw!

CK I have a few E.C.Emmerich planes (one of which I turned into a scrub) big mouth and no Hornbeam sole). I have always wondered what European woodworkers think of them? They are certainly pricey...

Thanks CK, Ian and MT. I was impressed with the ease of milling on my bandsaw. I am finding my 6mm blade seems to do the job nicely. I am looking forward to shaping it.

Thanks, JP and Paul. I have played around with positioning of the handle (trying to get as much fleck as possible and avoid some rot) and set out the modified shape (Sargent's have a more pronounced...

Hi all. My next project is restoring a Sargent VBM 408 (Stanley #3 equivalent). I am going to use some Hairy Oak that I got from a fellow forumite (thanks JohKnee) for the handle and the knob. I...

The string line will be better than a laser because you can line up the front edge/tip of the brackets (these may not all be at 90°/ made the same). Laser is great to find level (and mark locations...

Had a little time this morning for some more fettling and some end grain planing. Filed the plane bed down on one side to help square up blade presentation in mouth (and, therefore, to the wood)....

Thanks Martin. I reckon it will :)

I like what I'm seeing. Let me know where you get your jewellers saw blades from. I need some too.

Thanks, Andy. Nice to hear from you. Has it been a while? Or have I been too focussed on getting this plane finished? Thanks too, Picko, for your comments a few posts back.

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Thanks, Ian and Ian. I would love to give the Aussie "box" a go. I do have a board of Osage Orange but it wouldn't be thick enough for a bun. I need to slab up some Banksia logs I have soon and get...

Thanks CK, Matt and Rob. It is easy to concentrate on the flaws but this is my first attempt and I am proud of it.

Matt, that WAS a fresh piece of paper!!! :D

Rob, I drilled all the way...

Here it is, in all its glory!! I am pretty chuffed with how it turned out and how it works (see samples below L-R Jarrah, Mountain Ash (Vic Ash for the traditionalists), Oregon (Douglas Fir for our...

All right. I have a functioning plane. After lunch I will spend some time finishing it off and sharpening blade. Stay tuned for the reveal!!!!!

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Thanks Ian. I must admit I was only thinking of drilling partway into both sides of the bridge and installing short pins (like a floating tenon) but I did buy a centre drill and have long enough...

Hi Ian. I read on your manual about the swivelling bridge idea, and that is what I was going to try. I have plenty of nails 2.8mm in diameter, and the peened ends would relate to the steel pins. Do...

Thanks Picko. I am going to use the smooth section of some brass wood screws. It's parallel on the couple I have checked. My bridge is 6mm and I am wondering if 4mm is too big. I have made both wedge...

Thanks gentleman. Matt, I have already made a couple of "scrapings" by holding the blade in place and sliding it along some timber (blade wasn't sharpened just the bevel reground). :D

Thanks CK. I noticed some of your chisel handles in your plane post. They looked good and I want to copy them. Have you copied them from something.

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Blade in place. Bed trued up (and blade "back"). More clean up and wedge and bridge to come.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240330/4b606e013b34ff79465b3cafaa8b04e4.jpg

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Bed and bun are in place, and shaping of ends has mostly been done. Glue spacer block got stuck to bed block as epoxy spread (it even came out of some of the pin holes in the dovetails). Bed will...

Thanks for sharing CK (and Matt). I now have a few of these (smoothers for the most part but I have converted one to a scrub). I much prefer to hold a wooden bodied pane but they are considerably...

And building!!!

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Scratch, scratch, Matt.

Diablo make both styles

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Bosch are good too (I think they are Diablo or Diablo are Bosch)

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Hi Chipbreaker. If Nathan isn't, I might be. What price were you thinking and what condition is it in?

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Thanks, Ian, for the references. Did Stanley copy that Norris plane?
Thanks, Picko, for your faith in me.

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Hang them up in your workshop? :D

Very few secrets with me but I like Ian's idea to allow for stuff ups. In some ways this is a practise for a true mitre plane (this should answer Matt's question) and so I will be leaving the sides...

Thanks Martin.

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Now I'm getting to the good part. Only a couple of glitches (except for the dings in the top edge of the brass from every roofing...

Matt, is that what they call brass putty? Ian, I did try resting the heads of the roofing screws on my round anvil but with only limited success. I would think it would be a lot more painful if my...

Thanks all. The Britton Timbers link confirms my original thoughts.

Thanks, Ian and Matt. I wasn't sure how much to peen. I also used clamps on both sole and sides to keep everything aligned. I found the pins much easier to work than the tails. The pins could rest...

Hi all. Been a busy couple of weeks, so until today, things had stalled a little. However , I found a couple of hours today and my 1st real attempt at peening is as below. My anvil is a cylindrical...

Hi all. In a recent discussion with a fellow woodworker, he was talking to me about Australian Wormy Chestnut. Some of the photos he had taken of his work with this timber had plenty of gum vein...

Hi JM. Very clever jig. I have done this freehand but your bevels look much nicer.

Hi TJ and DW. Enjoying this discussion. What is a ruby stone?

This is the shop on Dorset Road in Bayswater? I bought a big gulp hood thingy from him only a couple of weeks ago.

And the brass side isn't in position properly. Well spotted Matt.

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Thanks for looking out for me, both of you. I will actually have to learn a whole new hammer technique. I used to wonder why a mate of mine rests his thumb on top of the hammers' handle instead of...

Dovetails fitted! Now for some peening, when I next get a chance.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240311/9ddc61beaef2f44750b06fc4704a7e1a.jpg

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Hi there. One big difference is that all saws designed for track sawing are plunge types with a riving knife. Using these freehand is awkward to say the least. And using a standard circular saw on a...

One thing that I haven't checked was the size of the medallions nut compared to the others. From memory, nothing stood out as I was cleaning them up.