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Though it doesn't affect the results, I prefer a 42X to an Eclipse because the mechanism feels more natural:
42X - tool 'stock' in palm, fingers move the 'trigger'
Eclipse - hold fingers still,...

Sounds like you're back on track.

The first mandolin I made took over two years - mostly spent double checking, worrying I'd cock it up and just plain dithering. (Ever spend an hour steeling...

Yup
A Stanley 97 is 10" long - see Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan11.htm
Plane central http://www.handplane.com/stanley-no-97-cabinet-makers-edge-plane...

Hi SilverSniper
I haven't been able to find the reference to tote replacement. Suspect it may have been on one of the forums that drops older threads. IIRC, it was similar to making scales for a...

Paul's gauge really does work a treat. I had the pleasure of handling it at a get together this summer, and commented at the time that the 'ultimate' gauge either cost £120 (for one of Mr Vesper's...

I sometimes find it hard to understand openly collecting stuff (I just kid myself I need all of my tools) but not with these - they are impressive pieces of kit.

I have a 043 and 044 too which I...

I've got a type 6 #43. No museum piece, just a good user. Fixing up just needed belting the brass depth stop back into shape, jointing/drawfiling the main skate so it was in line with the toe (tugs...

I'm just about hand tools only, so I'd find a belt sander a bit of a handful for this - but since the OP is well into this build I've no doubt he's far more adept than I with tailed beasties.
Have...

Hi folks
Think we could be exaggerating the difficulty level here.
The very first joint I made, thirty years after school woodworking as an 11 year old, was a scarf joint (in 4" x 7/8" hard maple)...

I agree completely that a bespoke commission merits a premium, since it will need designing, perhaps prototyping, and possibly additional tooling.
But such is also the case with the commission...

Hi chaps
I did write a full response - but the spellchecker intervened (grrr).
(Subsequently, several pints of Denmark's best(?) have intervened)
So here's the short(er) version:

Papa -...

That the item may exhibit great craftmanship is not as issue. It is that it had been labelled to dupe the customer into belief it was a work of handicraft, when in fact the manual skill required was...

Stretching the definition this far suggests that if I put together a flat pack wardrobe I can label it 'hand crafted'

Very true. I make mandolins, which I would describe as 'hand built' but not...

I'd expect (and return, miffed, if I found otherwise) an item labelled thus to be crafted without resort to power tools. So I wouldn't have a problem with mechanised raw stock preparation, but would...

Hi folks
Had two thoughts on this
Rather than a normal lap joint, why not make the first two legs out of multiple laminations? Could be as simple as one full thickness leg, lapped third through on...

Definitely a metal plane fan. Spent 3 days last week prepping 6' stock working 16 hours solid each day with a Clifton #7 weighing in at 10lbs (maybe 4.5 kilos? Somewhat heavier than an LN #7)
I...

Thinking about it, I did have a similar thing for a hex bolt from a flat pack furniture or tool stand kit.
No, it isn't an essential, but hey, it's got brass bits :D so I will be adding one to my...

Hi folks
Haven't looked in here for yonks.
These powered options sound fab, although I'm just about all hand powered these days. I use the LMII jig and gents saw. Not keen on the saw, though do...

Have a care - there are serious penalties for holding your wood in public :no:
Steve :U

I'm nowhere near 'there' yet, but I found the greatest improvement when I completely loosened off my grip.
Thumb and index parallel and pointing along the direction of cut, just lightly pinching...

I have used rebate and shoulder planes to shoot smaller components. Either with work and plane on the same surface (just like tweaking a tenon shoulder), or by overhanging the work and NOT using the...

Hi folks
The other advantage of the Bedrock design I find is it makes fettling the frog bed a heck of a sight easier. Have just sorted a record T5 (normal Bailey frog) and I shan't be doing another...