Washita Oilstones
Origins Washita oilstones are known and admired by craftsman the world over and all of them originate from a small mountainous region east of Hot …
The Record 74 Auto Vice
The Record 74 is an excellent little vice, it weights 26lbs , has 4 inch jaws and opens to about 4 1/2 inches. It was …
Honda C90 – tool kits
Looking at the CMSL microfiche parts diagrams, the older Kowa tool kits – for example the c100 from the 1960s – contained: an open ended 10/14mm spanner …
Kowa tools
Kowa Seiki have made tools for Honda since 1956, initially making their special workshop tools and then going on to make the tool kits for …
The Record Imp 80 Vice
The Record Imp 80 is the brilliant tiny cousin of the Record #74 Auto Vice. I use my Imp frequently – they really are very …
Record 74 Auto Vice Cleanup
Record’s 74 Auto Vices still show up fairly regularly in the UK, this one is a bit grotty but in otherwise good condition. The only …
the Record 52 1/2 vice – a timeline
Here is a short summary of the history of the Record 52 1/2 vice. You can read more about this vice here and more detailed …
Repairing a North Bros 1003 bench drill
I got hold of a sorry looking example of this North Bros bench drill – it was very rusted and all of the moving parts …
Ward & Payne Aristocrat Chisels
So far as I can discover the Ward & Payne Aristocrat chisel is the only chisel ever to have been granted a Design Award. The …
Firmer, mortise, paring & ripping chisels
What is a firmer chisel? Nowadays when we talk about firmer chisels we tend to think of a fairly stout chisel with parallel sides: .. …