@tej  A big part of being a maker is how well you can get out of your mistakes, and you are managing it very well so good job. Everyone makes mistakes, the trick is to hide them. I’ve been watching…   Read more»

@darrenking Thanks I see now what I’ve been doing wrong and it should be turned like a hand scraper blade. It didn’t come with any instructions and I’ve been trying to get a normal edge. It’s my roughing out plane…   Read more»

@darrenking Thanks for your comment. I’ve found the blade very difficult to sharpen even with a small roller jig and a diamond stone, so would be grateful for any professional tips that you can pass on. Doesn’t hold its edge…   Read more»

Planing fretboard the hard way but it’s good fun. It is of course my cheapest and nastiest bit of rosewood being a practice build. A very old piece from Touchstone Tonewoods some time in the 90s. I think fret slotting…   Read more»

With the curtains and multiple tv101 people I started to get a migraine so had to shut my eyes and listen to the music, which wasn’t bad at all.

This is my favourite at the moment. I remember seeing Rab Noakes at the Ayr Folk Club in about 1972 in the Station Hotel just across from Twa Dugs. let’s see if utube let’s me post it.

@tej I found these diamond stones in my local diy shop a few years ago. They are ok for the price and I use them for all my chisel and plane sharpening, held in a vice, to set the micro…   Read more»

@tej I got an engineers flat surface from this firm. Not cheap but it has a test certificate accurate to 0.001mm. Solid polished granite and very heavy about 50mm thick I think. For soft water stone abrasive paper can be…   Read more»

@koendb
It was cheaper to buy in bulk than small quantities with postage and bulk discounts. 

@boo I got some supplies when they were on offer. Wait till firms want to unload stuff. I think the rosewood was £6 each ten years ago and the Ebony was £10 two years ago. I like to spread my…   Read more»