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The pictures are of a No. 6 Corrugated bottom hand plane. The problem I have is what kind is it. It has no markings on the plane iron or any…

Thanks for the reference.  Philip does beautiful work.  The pride is evident in his workmanship.

I just read an interview with our own Philip Marcou on www.handplane.com I enjoyed it, and just wanted to share. That site has a good deal of info about planes…

A couple of months ago I dropped off some stainless and brass at my local jobbing engineering company. These guys mostly do 'agricultural'. There was a tractor parked in the…

I want to get a honing guide to use with scary sharp method. Any suggestions? Thanks, CP

             I will probably live to regret this but:-              I am 68, entirely amateur, and usually make for friends and family, never more than at material cost and usually…

I recently purchased a Norris of London coffin sided smoother. Great iron, tight mouth, crappy stuffing(beech?)  I'm more interested in a user than a collectors item, so I'd like to…

I'm getting started in woodworking, and am concentrating on hand tools and small projects first. I'm still in the tool acquisition stage and need to get a plane (or three).…

amazon currently has the Bessey tradesman 30 clamp set for $249 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002HC67G/ref=pd_kar_gw_3/002-1800366-2761667?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=228013 Scroll down on the page and you can also get the mobile clamp storage base included for free…

Someone with way more experience than I told me that the definition of an ideal smoother was a plane that'll leave a perfect finish when even working against the grain..…