| This blog is written by Johnnyblot | 11 entries so far |
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My Hand Planes- Meet the Boys #2: RECORD #04 Smooth Plane Circa 1955
Here we have a RECORD #04 Smoothing Plane.This is shown here in ‘as found’ condition,...
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Unpopular Planes #1: Unpopular, Unloved or just overlooked?
In my time here on LJ’s I have seen, [especially Handplanes Of Your Dreams topic] what grea...
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Saw Points #6: 14" Spear & Jackson Steel Backed Tenon Saw
This is what it looked like shortly after I bought it at a car boot fair- after a little rubbing ...
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Saw Points #5: The 10" Spear & Jackson Brass Backed Tenon Saw.
After quite a long break I finally got around to finishing off this little S&J saw.Profession...
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My Hand Planes- Meet the Boys #1: Stanley No.4 1/2 Bench plane with shop-made Tote.
This is a Stanley no.4 1/2 that I built up from parts. The Tote is a sandwich of 3 pieces ...
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Saw Points #4: The Non Break Handle- a tale of two Spear & Jackson saws
The latest ‘messing about’ in the workshop has been on two handles for two Spear &...
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Saw Points #3: Another Tenon Saw gets the treatment
I recently picked up a couple pf new saws from a ‘Car Boot’ sale for £2.00, £1.00 eac...
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Saw Points #2: More photo's of the re-vamping of a 14" Tenon Saw Handle. aka the 'Brit Method'.
A few more photo’s in the handle re-modelling saga. A bit more ‘Fettling and Fiddl...
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Saw Points #1: Saw Handle Remodelling. AKA, The 'Brit' Method.
Hi folksI recently acquired a cheap 14” Brass Backed Tenon Saw off eBay. A non descript saw...
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Dovetail Marker
I’m going to be doing a lot of dovetails soon on a project for the home, so I made up a qui...
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Stanley No: 40 Brace- Refurbishment #1: My Stanley No: 40 Brace
This is a photo taken with my iPhone of the brace being refurbished. I’m really just g...
