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All good, Zac. Saturday around midday is best. Let me know.

Cheers

Derek

The following are available for purchase, both needing some work, but rare .. rare!

1. Center bits

These fit a brace. All need cleaning and sharpening, but are otherwise in decent condition....

The Fillister Plane and Scrub Plane are still available.

The Jointer Plane is available free, but only with pick up.

Regards from Perth

Derek

The following are still available (unless mentioned, the others are sold):

1. Mortise chisels

2. Eclipse Saw Set

3. Veritas carver's mallet

4. Plough blades

Roy, the Stanley has gone but the Eclipse is available.

In their original forms, both the hammers of these sets are good for around 12 tpi. However, remove the hammers, file the sides slimmer (or...

Thanks. I'll get back to you tomorrow.

Cheers

Derek

That looks like a match for the screwdrives and wrenches :) Happy to split them.

Ian and A. - please PM me your details. and I will get postage sorted.

And A - take the boxwoods! These are my...

Thanks Ski. I will find out postage tomorrow.

Cheers

Derek

All prices do not include postage. Payment by cash or bank transfer.


1. 4 Marples boxwood-handled chisels, sharp and ready to use ...

https://i.postimg.cc/bvpHvf5P/Marples-bench-chisels2.jpg...

I am back again thinning the herd. These planes are all first class, even amazing. I just have too many, and need to let them go as I move towards downsizing as retirement looms.

All prices do not...

I assume that the edges have been rounded by the sanding? If so, I would probably scrape or hand plane the surfaces, but it would be prudent to first look at the piece. Can you post a photo or two?
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David, other than some asthma as a child, I only occasionally experience symptoms when the seasons change and the air is filled with pollen. Probably quite common. Other than that, I rarely get a...

Interesting that David. I'm a week back from New Zealand (three weeks hiking around the South Island trails), and came down with a cold in the last few days of the trip. The flight back to Perth was...

Thanks for the link CT. It was good to be reminded of that article (I had forgotten where I put it).

I have both the corded Makita and its clone. Both have been used a fair amount over a span of...

Scott, it looks a good fit so far. I am curious how you plan to make the slot for the riving knife?

Regards from Perth

Derek

I built a new ZCI for the K3 today. The reason for this was to improve two aspects of the old design.

The Mk1 solution was to narrow the gap between blade and wagon with a section of aluminium ......

Scott, I have considered this as well and planned to explore the option - but to add later and not up-front (how will you remove the waste for the riving knife?!). The issue is whether there will be...

Hi Scott

Start with the riving knife removed and the saw blade lowered fully. Screw in the plastic blank.

The saw blade is raised through the plastic blank. This will not harm the carbide tips....

Thanks Graeme. I shall have a read.

Back home!

Regards from Perth

Derek

Scott, in one word, yes.

Here is a photo of the original insert (closest the camera) along with a blank sold by Felder as a ZCI for dado blades.
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Scott, my solution was to narrow the gap between blade and wagon with a section of aluminium ...

https://i.postimg.cc/G2MQDN4X/3.jpg





https://i.postimg.cc/QM30ZcLJ/2.jpg

Jono, I echo David's comments.

The only blades I use a machine to grind to a camber are those with marked camber, such as a jack plane (about 11-12 inches) and a scrub plane (3"). Even so, the...

This typing of UK Stanley planes was recently posted n the UK forum (but created by a US collector) ...

Stanley English Type Study Draft | TimeTestedTools

Regards from Perth (holidaying in NZ)...

To add to this thread, positioning the Cleaner is important. I did a fair amount of research some years back, as well as discussion here, and the consensus was that the machine needed to be to the...

Comment on the grain direction

One point I have not drawn attention to, but was important for me, is the grain direction throughout this build.

If you look at the arms and legs, the grain has...

Norio

I purchased the Stanton locks but never used them once I built a hinge. The first hinge I made was out of nylon cutting boards ...
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Hi Norio

My advice is a little different from what you may have asked and expected, and basically is that you change focus and direction.

I built a MFT about 18 months ago, and went through the...

Chief, this is what was the state of the Hans Wegner chair intersection, and what I expect is the case now ..

https://i.postimg.cc/DyHjvFXq/The-Chair-Shaping-Arms-Back-Part2-html-53c60744.jpg
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The Arms (part 2)


This is a last post before I return from three weeks being dragged over New Zealand mountains by my wife and her family. I used the Easter Weekend to get as much done as...

Home run, indeed. We fly off to New Zealand tomorrow for three weeks, and I have been using the Easter Weekend to get as much done as possible. Could do with a sit down. :)

Regards from Perth
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A little more as it is getting closer.

The first step is to align all the arms and mortices ...

https://i.postimg.cc/y6SCdTPw/Arm40.jpg

There was a lot of scribing, fitting, scribing and...

Arms - part 1


The key piece is the top rail, and the key element here is the rear curve. Here it is smoothed on the belt sander. It will be a reference side for marking curves ...

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:U

Regards from Perth

Derek

I will be using 10mm Jarrah dowels. The reason for this, rather than dominos, is that there is no reference surface to align a Domino, and chopping a mortise is too risky. The positioning for dowels...

More of the arm jigsaw


Here is the work done today, which was preparing the arms before shaping. Critical work, and the day went well. This was mainly due to working methodically. Looking back...

Beginning the arms and backs

The legs and seats are done and it is time to move to the arms and backs. Once again, the chair to provide a context of where we are headed ...

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Jono, I omitted to compliment you on your version. My apology. Actually think that your blade holder would be better than the Veritas here as the magnets are stronger.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Hi Jono

I used this method, utilising the Veritas small plane jig and a bench grinder with the Tormek BGM-100 guide, in 2010 ...
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I cannot imagine paying sums like that for a book, especially one on woodworking. But all is relative. Some cannot look at new "premium" planes without considering them an extravagence.

About 15...

Jim Kingshott wrote about the Stanley #51/52 copy he built in his book “Making and Modifying Woodworking Tools”. Plans available .... Now out of print ... a few years ago a copy was selling for...

Jim Kingshott passed away in 2001, aged 71 years. (I never heard anyone refer to him as "Uncle Jim" - that must be the current YT poster).

Here is something he built ...
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I did notice, about 2 or 3 weeks ago, that Jim Kingshott's videos had appeared on YouTube. He is just so special, not the least as Jim was one of my inspirations around 25+ years ago. Experience and...

Was this builder quoting off a plan, or just responding in a general manner to a general question?

Regards from Perth

Derek

https://www.inthewoodshop.com/ToolRestorations/Restoring%20a%20Stanley%205152_html_655bf215.jpg


https://www.inthewoodshop.com/ToolRestorations/Restoring%20a%20Stanley%205152_html_m5a16979b.jpg
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Rusty, I agree 100% with you. I am trusting that the small amount of taper inside the mortises will add an extra layer of solidness.

I snuck into the workshop to unclamp the glue up. Lynndy caught...

Nice Graeme. They is not the Maloof Low Back Chair, but has similarities.

I did consider this joinery at the start when looking to design the first lot of chairs. It was just not minimalistic...

Rusty, good questions.

I am not sure if the photo provided must detail, but the wedges are tapers, but also long and skinny ...
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Graeme, we did essentially the same. The only difference was you mortised before the tapering, while I mortised after tapering. We both did the profiling of the oval/round later.

In my case, the...

Thanks CT!

I used the block plane (set up with a high cutting angle to prevent tearout) as it had more reference surface than a spokeshave. If you start the planing over the mortice, this provides...

Today we reached the milestone I was patiently (okay, not so patiently) waiting for - glueing up the legs and seats. To get to this stage, however, required matching the mortices with the loose...