Starting out with bench planes
The plan was to acquire hand tools as I needed them and since I had to remove about 5 mm from the top of my bench vice jaws which, per the instructions …
Buying used bench planes on ebay
As I mentioned earlier, my foray into buying used bench planes on ebay is inspired by Paul Sellars, a British woodworker who writes eloquently about the …
Record Bench Planes – a Brief History
Old Record bench planes show up on ebay on an almost daily basis and are frequently described by optimistic sellers as “Vintage”, but how old are they …
Dating Record Bench Planes
The most complete reference prepared for dating Record bench planes was created by David Lynch. …and the information in this post is based on his …
How to refurbish a bench plane
This post describes how to refurbish a bench plane. To show what can be done with even the most unpromising looking specimen, here is …
Laminated plane irons – Stanley and Record
Following the previous articles about iron, steel and plane cutters it may be tempting to view laminated cutters as an historical curiosity from a forgotten …
All about plane irons – a summary
Right, that’s quite enough about plane irons. Here is a summary: Sharpening bench planes – preparing the iron bench planes – grinding bench planes – …
The Record Stay-Set Cap-Iron
Leonard Bailey’s eponymous plane design was so good that bar a few minor tweaks by J A Traut1)Traut was a prolific inventor who worked for …
Parkinson’s Patent Perfect Vise
Welcome to the first part of this potted history of the quick-release woodworking vice, a history that will culminate with the venerable and arguably never-bettered …
the Record 52 1/2 vice
Record quick-release vices have long been a favourite amongst woodworkers around the world and for a while during the early 20th century Record were making …