tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.comments2022-05-08T12:40:11.093+01:00Musings from the WorkbenchAlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2761125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-38955890221044043752017-03-29T18:56:10.190+01:002017-03-29T18:56:10.190+01:00Dear Mr. Millard
I have just come across this site...Dear Mr. Millard<br />I have just come across this site while looking up Bullen Brothers. I have a tenon saw by the Lynx company of Sheffield with the BB stamp on the saw back. It was obtained by my grandfather, John Armour Dow, who was the Factor on the Tregothnan estate from 1914 - 1920. There is a story in my family that my grandfather lent one of the Bullens a sum of money, and as a result ofMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414455455003887231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-29153358947467148662016-09-25T16:57:06.683+01:002016-09-25T16:57:06.683+01:00Thanks, Evergreen. Six years later, and you'v...Thanks, Evergreen. Six years later, and you've just saved me from buying a set of gimlets to go with an ordered set of birdcage awls. I also like my old Stanley push drills despite a tendency for the thinnest bits to bend.Marvinleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140007461818319010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-27403401905465465752015-06-11T22:04:52.095+01:002015-06-11T22:04:52.095+01:00Hi Alice,
looks like they cut off the scandinavie...Hi Alice,<br /><br />looks like they cut off the scandinavien shoulder vise and refitted it 90° as a left hand tail vise. These....<br /><br />Cheers PedderPedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692353908068506678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-1201735537741389712014-12-30T20:22:00.231+00:002014-12-30T20:22:00.231+00:00I too have that same model but mine was so buggere...I too have that same model but mine was so buggered i incorporated the vice into an old school workbench i had around the workshop! The metal lined dog holes you mentioned are normal as it stopes the wood from wearing away (shows it's age there as the people who manufactured it actually cared lol) You can also find these models on eBay sometimes but not always as they are old and not many Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440284155228952915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-58732398864664842332014-12-16T17:32:12.896+00:002014-12-16T17:32:12.896+00:00Al
Sorry to hear you've finished your blog - I...Al<br />Sorry to hear you've finished your blog - I do miss the "good old days" of UK Workshop, the Axminster show and the occasional "gloat" ;)<br />Look after yourself,<br />PhillyPhillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053965967319875654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-4467660782676318412014-11-12T20:11:38.485+00:002014-11-12T20:11:38.485+00:00Alf,
I remember going to that show, I bought a fe...Alf,<br /><br />I remember going to that show, I bought a few tools, some are well used, other I have given away.<br />I still use the saws and ceramic stones I bought from you.<br />Please take care my friend, I hope you find something to do that will help keep mind and body together.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />DaveL<br /><br />PS I still wear the clogs.DaveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521421486971710178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-61962973980080646982014-11-12T19:30:10.239+00:002014-11-12T19:30:10.239+00:00Alf, it's such a shame that you've decided...Alf, it's such a shame that you've decided to call it a day. I still love coming across your tool reviews on the forum now and again and would love you to re-join and know you would be welcomed with open arms. You have a gift for witty and informative writing which it would be a huge shame to lose. Please find some way of continuing if it is what you want and was said above, please Noggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164574683896145596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-28011722555268256482014-11-10T21:49:50.300+00:002014-11-10T21:49:50.300+00:00Sad; I only just found you. Glad you left everythi...Sad; I only just found you. Glad you left everything up, as it will take me just as long to get through it all as it took to get it all put up!<br /><br />I hope the videos still work...Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943466251953731148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-41156908716568409452014-11-09T22:54:53.682+00:002014-11-09T22:54:53.682+00:00I'm sorry you've decided to call it a day....I'm sorry you've decided to call it a day. Thanks for the education and the entertainment.Nick Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182272881622933078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-73286587684211332012014-11-09T22:13:03.950+00:002014-11-09T22:13:03.950+00:00Sad to see you go Alf, but all good things come to...Sad to see you go Alf, but all good things come to an end.<br />take care.jjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793778965792967335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-65837823251963632482014-11-09T10:35:27.022+00:002014-11-09T10:35:27.022+00:00Sorry to read you are ending the blog Alf. I have ...Sorry to read you are ending the blog Alf. I have enjoyed all of your posts whether they involved woodworking or not. Thanks for doing it for so long.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-26326245348106749052014-11-08T23:01:01.203+00:002014-11-08T23:01:01.203+00:00Your combi plane videos were a big help to me. I h...Your combi plane videos were a big help to me. I hope you do some teaching because you have a really great way of presenting information. All the best in whatever to tackle next. Be sure to link to it back here.Paul Bouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932534546505831256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-70320712294767624352014-11-01T08:58:19.273+00:002014-11-01T08:58:19.273+00:00Happy Blog-Birthday!Happy Blog-Birthday!Nick Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182272881622933078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-77464727922182316502014-10-31T23:34:08.192+00:002014-10-31T23:34:08.192+00:00It's early, but happy B-day Alf. Just in case ...It's early, but happy B-day Alf. Just in case my computer decides to go south with yours.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-82303586809810582032014-10-31T19:27:41.241+00:002014-10-31T19:27:41.241+00:00Good Review, As a cabinet maker / wood carver I w...Good Review, As a cabinet maker / wood carver I was skeptical but found them to need a little flattening and sharpening which is not uncommon.. I actually don't really know what the big deal is with Lie Nielson. I have a few but in honesty they are not as good as my Ashley Iles chisels and gouges. Or, in that regards my Henry Taylors. I have yet to find any tool that I do not have to get Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302551762170393027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-71612592546041648072014-10-01T04:01:44.892+01:002014-10-01T04:01:44.892+01:00Congratulations on completing the assembly. I alwa...Congratulations on completing the assembly. I always need a couple aspirin and a sit down after tackling an assembly from Chinese/Spanish/French/Serbian instructions. <br />OCD helps in requiring that I count each of the parts twice and read the instructions twice. Having written work instructions for a living I sometimes wonder if anyone ever tried to use my instructions. Probably not. Old Sneelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351962349969201851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-67145532756079906462014-09-30T11:29:45.498+01:002014-09-30T11:29:45.498+01:00They`re ugly looking things, poor old Johny boy is...They`re ugly looking things, poor old Johny boy is losing his touch, if it ever was his touch in the first place!<br />Bit controversial!Mark Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544147025160927570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-19440811176219842432014-09-29T11:29:28.612+01:002014-09-29T11:29:28.612+01:00Let's keep happy thoughts on sore bums.Let's keep happy thoughts on sore bums.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-1072433913030076002014-09-15T13:18:53.501+01:002014-09-15T13:18:53.501+01:00Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (get it out w...Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (get it out with Optrex). I think there is some interest to be had in the construction of the flappy mirror bit of an SLR, but yes, it is plug ugly.Nick Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182272881622933078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-44010650739068274852014-09-15T09:33:14.255+01:002014-09-15T09:33:14.255+01:00I have, Nick, yes (clickable link). Unfortunately ...I have, Nick, yes (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lomography-hp135slr-Konstruktor-DIY-Kit/dp/B00DN299I6" rel="nofollow">clickable link</a>). Unfortunately you don't actually get to build the light chamber section, which is the interesting bit, so I wasn't entirely grabbed. Plus, well, I know it's shallow of me, but it's pretty ugly, innit?! :) Alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-83566563377444099322014-09-14T18:58:18.086+01:002014-09-14T18:58:18.086+01:00Have you seen this one?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lo...Have you seen this one?<br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lomography-hp135slr-Konstruktor-DIY-Kit/dp/B00DN299I6/ref=pd_sim_ph_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0KKZN3EEVNB2NJP11XGBNick Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182272881622933078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-55407617107400256802014-09-01T09:13:27.552+01:002014-09-01T09:13:27.552+01:00Knowing me I'd find the vice nut in the vice n...Knowing me I'd find the vice nut in the vice nut place of storage (once I'd remembered where that was), but, naturally, only <i>after</i> mislaying the vice screw...Alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-17435276075737354872014-09-01T02:29:58.159+01:002014-09-01T02:29:58.159+01:00Excellent use of found materials. The decision to ...Excellent use of found materials. The decision to make it reversible is in keeping with the highest ideals of the hoard... umm. accumulation method of tool organization. <br />One never knows when a bar will arrive in your hands and make the marking gauge eminently useful with a little assembly. Having the block in a prominent place will expedite reassembly. <br />I wish I had your foresight. I Old Sneelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351962349969201851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-35668883796565599922014-09-01T01:52:01.586+01:002014-09-01T01:52:01.586+01:00I've seen a lot of people pressing down on the...I've seen a lot of people pressing down on the palm button of their brace while trying to force the bit through the wood. Auger bits are designed to self feed. With a properly sharpened auger bit the palm button should only be needed to control the angle of the hole. I've found a few problems that stop the auger bit from self feeding. <br />It has been my experience that the twin thread Old Sneelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351962349969201851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-11401776739987062652014-08-29T14:14:44.666+01:002014-08-29T14:14:44.666+01:00In the circumstances I think "Aaaargh!" ...In the circumstances I think "Aaaargh!" is pretty restrained of you, Jake. A regular twofer of frustration there.Alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.com