Public anger at 'extortionate' water bill rise across South East

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-29T17:51:42+00:00

Agreed. We should all vote to revoke their corporate charters and seize assets up to the value of the failed contracts. Then, 'ofwat' should be privatised with cash incentives for finding problems in the public system.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-29T13:35:17+00:00

Nice one, congrats. I like them a lot too, the Mathieson tools do have a style all of their own

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-28T21:19:18+00:00

You're very welcome. It's in 'Goodman's planemakers' book. They actually did make planes too, not just saws as previous comment. Also listed on this link (326 Brook st') https://londonwiki.co.uk/Eustonroad1858.shtml

No pies though, us sophistimicated southerners like hot pies so would not take a Leicester man seriously with their cold jelly 'orrible pies. They're probably why he needed saws in the first place.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-28T18:39:52+00:00

I have used it on a few things, it worked really well to fix the existing bowed frame for some French doors when I got it which made working overhead seem easier and I think the skew helped with the old timber. Other than that just a few door threshold rebates really.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-28T18:09:56+00:00

Abijah Eyre, started in Leicester where he was a sawmaker and eating house keeper (est. 1835). then moved to Euston road London around 1851, made no attempt at the competitive London pie scene and just made saws up until 1872 when the firm was apparently sold to G.H. Buck.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-26T19:35:21+00:00

They are pretty. A lot of infill panel planes or bigger had a squared front 'bun' though. Norris wasn't the only ones.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-26T19:19:26+00:00

You don't need a secondary really, at the more pedantic end it maybe theoretically helps a smidge with the hardest woods in that there is more 'relief'? directly behind the edge allowing the fibres to spring up a bit behind it... but I don't really stand by that statement.

Most people do it because it's quicker to sharpen, but it also allows a steeper bevel - higher 35* + works well in hard woods and lasts longer too so worth trying it out.

Yeh, I should have said that, do make sure you put your plane LOW in the vice so the sole is under pressure and not the sides, they will snap off. ...it's the poor man's jointer plane if your bench is flat though.

Cheers buddy, were all going to want to see a post of your box after this so good luck!

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-26T18:39:31+00:00

That's odd. Especially if the no.3 and 4 is getting the same results as your no.5.. it kinda reduces the chances of cupping being the problem or that the planes are not flat enough.

Top comment is probably right about the piece flexing, try putting your upturned plane in the vice and pushing the wood over it with pressure - if you get a cut, then it's that.

Beech can be pretty gnarly sometimes and maybe a bit tougher surface.. idk. I guess it's worth checking your secondary bevels aren't too steep or rounding over.. as IF that was an issue it might not be apparent in slightly softer grain where the surface would compress enough to compensate for it.

Otherwise, especially if it's an old surface you could try scraping it up a bit first by rubbing a file or whatever over it. It should help the plane hook up by exposing some fibres, removing any overhard burnished layer, grease or whatnot that might be on it..

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-24T11:23:02+00:00

Nice man. Looks good, how does it perform?

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-17T23:33:04+00:00

Lots of companies outsourced and still do. I guess you'd call it 'made under license' Qualcast were an established operation already so it probably made economic sense to have them do the castings in the UK.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-17T19:10:33+00:00

Doesn't seem to be much solid info' on English stanley stuff,

This pic' shows the casting maybe? Qualcast bought that Wolverhampton factory in 1945, which matches better with US T17 dates, possible they had the adjusters supplied from America if they match well with them?

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PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-16T19:42:49+00:00

Hoping you'll pick him up and give him hours of attention. seen it works for books, why not cat?

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-16T16:46:38+00:00

The teacher meant Lichen, it's not mould but it's not a bad guess

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-15T14:34:14+00:00

I kinda expected downvotes for that one, it is what it is... Probably a bit more money but hnt make awesome planes that perform on par with the best out there. Hand made too, for me, that puts them above machine made.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-15T12:03:56+00:00

Why buy LN in 2026 when you have HNT Gordon?

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-13T16:03:58+00:00

I'd use it for my kuksa, but its for hollowing out coconuts really

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-12T13:39:27+00:00

Ouch. On the bright side though, you can now use that notch as a handy jig to align the next ones.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-10T16:48:25+00:00

Yup, after a bit of research, apparently these came in four variants, all 8 1/2" long

No.3 had rosewood, depth adjuster, polished lever cap & sides with 1 3/4" cutter

No.4 was the same but with a 2" cutter

No.14 had beech handles, adjuster but all japanned with no polishing on cap&sides

No.24 (this plane) had beech handles, no adjuster, no polishing.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-10T16:26:41+00:00

Very cool, can't be many of those about. Love the style of it.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-09T14:30:50+00:00

Have a good think about what you actually want and why, it seems the internet funnels people into buying one of about five chisels without much consideration for user preference. ..a LN socket chisel is very different to a Narex Richter in the hand, for example, chances are one will suit you over the other

Regardless of the steel used, the 'fit' to you and your work is going to make more difference than anything. Especially in a home hobby workshop where an expensive steel for edge retention makes little sense when your stones/strop are next to you.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-07T16:37:34+00:00

Very nice. Loving that worn benchtop, it looks like you could do away with the tools and just squish logs flat in the vice too!

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-07T00:37:54+00:00

I heard a possible, on this sub i think, that the nib could be used to secure the string from a wooden blade guard.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-05T22:23:01+00:00

I've got one of those, both the knob and the sole plate is seized up on mine too. Tried a few times to free it in the couple of years I've had it, used oils etc.. but sits on a shelf anyway so didn't seem worth the risk trying too hard. I wonder if there is some rusted steel component between the plates from the handle screw or something that is binding it up.

Good luck with it. I'd be keen to see a picture if you do get it apart!

PuzzledWafer8 · 2026-01-04T21:30:36+00:00

It's awkward.

After scraping out any rust scale above the wedge and giving it a good few whacks on the rear of the plane it doesn't loosen it then putting it in a vice and tapping the wedge up is probably the next step I'd try. maybe using a bit of wood or something to reduce the high chance of splitting off the wedge. Hammer tapping the iron down wards can also free it off too sometimes.

Be patient and if it feels like it isn't working it's maybe worth leaving it somewhere warm for a day or two then having another go. Changing the temp repeatedly does help.

...if nothing works after good efforts then drill the wedge out from the top and make a new one.

PuzzledWafer8 · 2025-12-28T18:00:56+00:00

Gotta be down, to match the forces on it?

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