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    What size chisels do you use the most?

    I bought mine as I needed them. As I mostly make small bits of furniture, those that I use most are 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4". Then I added a 1 1/2" and 2" for cleaning the sides of mortices. It is of course impossible to resist adding other sizes when you see what you think is a bargain. FWIW...
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    Intelligent Drill Press .... how much?

    No. I reckon it's so clever that a hand will come out and cuff you around the ear.
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    Intelligent Drill Press .... how much?

    I thought I'd entered the world of high precision kit when I got my Bosch PBD 40 - it's got a little light and everything. Maybe this thing is aimed at science departments of firms. Would it be of any use to a professional joiner who had to drill, say, 150 holes in a batch?
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    Intelligent Drill Press .... how much?

    Bridge City Toolworks has introduced an "intelligent" drill press: https://www.harveywoodworking.com/products/sniper-sd-20-intelligent-drill-press Just make sure you're sitting down when you get to the end and see the price. I'm sure it's a tip top bit of kit but I wonder who it is aimed at...
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    Not a straight edge - a cautionary tale.

    I'm currently working on a book case which will be 5 ft tall. My longest straight edge is 4 ft, so I bought a very long (about 7 ft) spirit level at the local DIY place: I assumed that being made of aluminium, its accuracy would be good enough over a length of 5 ft. However, I discovered...
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    Bird table

    Are those sacrificial toes which can be replaced when they rot? Very clever idea if they are. Also, will you be putting some sort of finish on the roof and feet? It's such a lovely piece of work that it would be a shame not to.
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    Lost! Now found.

    I'm glad it's not just me who has wandering kit. I have an ornate tin box - I think it originally housed posh biscuits - my "bench box" and it holds pencils, a two foot four fold rule, 6"rule, an awl, pencil sharpener etc etc. I am convinced that everything which lives in that box is distantly...
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    Wood suitable for window shutters.

    Andy P: that's really interesting but unfortunately the shutters in question have a frame construction with lots of cross pieces (styles, I suppose). I was surprised to note that they are not angled, thinking that they would slope from back to front so that rain could drip off. I have seen some...
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    Wood suitable for window shutters.

    I've been asked to make some replacements for ageing window shutters. The existing ones seem to be of some kind of pine type wood and their best days are long behind them. I was wondering if there is a particularly suitable kind of wood. I don't think that anything particularly heavy e.g. oak...
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    That's shocking news! I wonder if Dictum has over-extended its stock range. It does offer an awful lot of alternatives for any given function e.g. I reckon that the marking and measuring section could be pruned right back.
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    Ref the change in shopping habits. As far as I am aware, there are only two shops in Germany which qualify as real tool shops. One is Dictum in Munich and Plattling and the other is Dieter Schmid in Berlin. Unfortunately after Covid, the latter switched to online only, which made sense because...
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    Here's the documentary about Gerd Fritsche. It's in German but you'll all understand what's going on. https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/handwerkskunst/wie-man-einen-hobel-baut/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzEzNTQ1MTM
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    Sad, isn't it? I think that we are still in the middle of a huge shake up as a result of the development of online shopping. I suspect that in the medium to long term there will be a bit of a revival in the manner that e.g. vinyl MPs have come back a bit. Perhaps people will come to realise...
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    I'm so glad I got in my sentence above about being open to correction and never having run a business!😁 FWIW I think that my idea would only be feasible for a (very) small group of people who were in no way dependant on such a venture for their livings. I suppose it would essentially be a...
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    Certainly the Americans frequently refer to the hand tool revival. I assume that any such revival is only amongst hobbyists as hand tools are surely not viable for pros. I had gained the impression that hand tool prices generally increase but I have to admit that it's not something I've...
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