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Originally Posted by Shockerz View PostThis was it! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stanley-Swe.../dp/B002B56CVI
As I said, not cheap but I also know a guy who makes boxes with fine detail and he swears by his!
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Originally Posted by vmax4steve View PostLike this one ? it's £176
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Is the fella at 6.05 on this video using the one?
https://youtu.be/TbZVui2C4zgThis is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8
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Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View PostIs the fella at 6.05 on this video using the one?
https://youtu.be/TbZVui2C4zg
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Thanks very much everyone for the advice and sorry for the late reply. Learning to make a cue had to go on the back burner for a while due to financial problems but thankfully I'm being paid by clients now (self employed) and I can start to think about trying again. I bought a pool cue from a sports shop that I'm not really getting on with. So, I decided to sand off the painted butt. That took some doing with coarse sand paper! I also sanded the shaft to take off the finish which wasn't the best. Then I decided to retip it as the tip that came with it was very hard. When I took the existing tip off it turned out it may well have been holding the ferrule on as it the ferrule then came off! I superglued the ferrule back on and put an old elkmaster tip which was already bedded in.
This all improved things a little but what I'm going to do now is take the cue down to 56" from 57", put a new ferrule on and resplice the butt (it is currently machine spliced with ash. Thanks for the advice I think I'm going to get a No. 5 hand plane. I may need some more advice when it comes to planing the butt ready for splicing. I'm looking forward to this, if I get things right it could transform the cue.
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Originally Posted by jamesg19851 View PostI actually have an old Stanley Bailey no.4 which I think belonged to my grandfather. I'm not sure how to get it into working condition though.
There's plenty of great video's on the internet on servicing and setting up planes; here's an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4yVgdVW7s
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Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View PostIs the fella at 6.05 on this video using the one?
https://youtu.be/TbZVui2C4zg
No that's just a standard block plane . Plus there is far too much material being removed and still to be removed for that to be a scraper plane
I like the one v max posted a link too .
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Scraper planes are great and deal with wild grained timbers real easy without tearing...
Over 30 years as an antique furniture restorer and have use (still do), use a hand scraper.
I can point you in the direction of some good planes that will not break the bank.
Biggest skill to learn is sharpening them and I use a guide, with a diamond stone.
Have a look at http://www.its.co.uk for they diamond stones.
Also finish my blades with polishing compound on the back of some leather glued to a block of MDF.
Also have a look at http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodworking for a block plane.
I have all the planes I need but spent years buying.
Now starting to make more of my own..
Good luck with itFor that one you've always wanted...
https://www.facebook.com/ninjacues/
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