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• Unpopular Planes #1: Unpopular, Unloved or just overlooked? - 08-15-2012 10:00 PM | 4 comments

  In my time here on LJ’s I have seen, [especially Handplanes Of Your Dreams topic] what grea...

• Saw Points #6: 14" Spear & Jackson Steel Backed Tenon Saw - 08-10-2012 05:59 PM | 6 comments

  This is what it looked like shortly after I bought it at a car boot fair- after a little rubbing ...

• Saw Points #5: The 10" Spear & Jackson Brass Backed Tenon Saw. - 08-10-2012 05:01 PM | 7 comments

  After quite a long break I finally got around to finishing off this little S&J saw.Profession...

• My Hand Planes- Meet the Boys #1: Stanley No.4 1/2 Bench plane with shop-made Tote. - 07-10-2012 08:35 PM | 13 comments

  This is a Stanley no.4 1/2 that I built up from parts. The Tote is a sandwich of 3 pieces ...

• Saw Points #4: The Non Break Handle- a tale of two Spear & Jackson saws - 03-30-2012 10:22 PM | 4 comments

  The latest ‘messing about’ in the workshop has been on two handles for two Spear &...

• Saw Points #3: Another Tenon Saw gets the treatment - 03-21-2012 08:38 PM | 2 comments

  I recently picked up a couple pf new saws from a ‘Car Boot’ sale for £2.00, £1.00 eac...

• Saw Points #2: More photo's of the re-vamping of a 14" Tenon Saw Handle. aka the 'Brit Method'. - 03-21-2012 08:08 PM | 3 comments

  A few more photo’s in the handle re-modelling saga. A bit more ‘Fettling and Fiddl...

• Saw Points #1: Saw Handle Remodelling. AKA, The 'Brit' Method. - 03-17-2012 10:23 AM | 2 comments

  Hi folksI recently acquired a cheap 14” Brass Backed Tenon Saw off eBay. A non descript saw...

• Dovetail Marker - 03-15-2012 10:59 PM | 4 comments

  I’m going to be doing a lot of dovetails soon on a project for the home, so I made up a qui...

• Stanley No: 40 Brace- Refurbishment #1: My Stanley No: 40 Brace - 03-12-2012 09:20 PM | 22 comments

  This is a photo taken with my iPhone of the brace being refurbished. I’m really just g...