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and all the very best for 2012 to you, Derek.

Hmmmmm! I wonder who that would be?

Not too sure exactly what size you have in mind for 'London pins', WW, but I would find it hard to fit anything bigger than a fine knife in between fine pin sockets when marking the pins. Typically,...

Thanks, Ian - a good discussion!

I think the point I was trying to make regarding the excellent LN 48/49 planes is that they are particularly good at planing matching tongue-and-groove joints, perfectly suited to the kind of drawer...

Ian,

I have the smaller, LN 49, and yes, of course, without the ability to scribe the shoulders it will leave a rough edge corner, but one would have other tools - this can quickly be done prior...

Hi Ian,

If you have a good look at the LN T&G plane, and the flush slip method I discuss in my article, you'll understand that the plane is entirely capable of creating the tongues to the ends and...

Some fine examples of turn-of-the-century, Arts and Crafts furniture featured flush slips and muntins that don't encroach into the drawer space at all. This technique has been (John Makepeace), and...

...then it's equally simple, just a little more time consuming. Lie Nielsen make an excellent tongue-and-groove plane that will handle that job rather well. But, if that's the case, then of course I...

You can but try!

Oh, Oooooh Tobes you've done me proud.

Neil Erasmus here. I get my bearing followers specially made by KR Engineering here in Perth - they are the people who sell Felder equipment. Essentially, they use a plain ball race with an ID of...

Hi Harlan,

I have just stumbled upon your interesting words regarding the pro's and con's of the two schools. As was mentioned in one of the 'threads', I have taught at both schools and now am...