Izzy Berger

Hi Jon,

Thank you for your question, I passed it on to Paul and his answer is below:

All of the UK catalog companies carry a good range of files, the only ones that need to be slim taper would be 4” & 5 […]

Hi Aaron,

I passed your question on to Paul and his answer is below:

There is no real waterproof outdoor finish, but I think you could use a yacht varnish as that seems to be the preferred finish for boat decks. […]

Hi Carl,

I passed on your question to Paul and his answer is below:

I do have feelings on it, and i’ve never really liked it. If I have clamps enough, I would just edge joint the edges and then glue up and c […]

Hi Greg,

Thank you for getting touch, Paul says:
No, it has no abrasive. What we use is abrasive suspended in a wax. However you could add abrasive particulate, if you can find it, to the beeswax if your concern […]

Hi Gary,

Thank you for getting in touch.

Paul says:
I’ve never heard of the plane so unfortunately I am unable to help.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Josh,

Paul says:
That is what the strop does, pulling the bevel against the strop several times with or without buffing compound will remove the wire edge. If it doesn’t remove it for some reason, simply using […]

Hi Benoît,

I passed on your question to Paul and he said:
I haven’t had an issue, but the guide itself does not in any way guarantee squareness at the cutting edge as you can still press the guide slightly more […]

Hi Samuel,

Paul says:
If they are too wide for the small teeth they must be adjusted. The question for me is, is the steel used for the hammer up to the task or could it be too brittle in a smaller size? The only […]

Hi João,

Paul says:
Yes they can and they work fine in an auger brace.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Antony,

Paul says:
I did, I cut some down as they are very handy.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Chester,

Paul says:
You can pick up the blade on eBay readily enough buying them one at a time or in blocks. You can also make your own if you buy 01 hardened steel. I have no offering cleaning up the metal […]

Hi,

Paul says:
Yes, it is a plough plane, plus other blades work in it.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi João,

Paul says:
I don’t know because I don’t really know the different types of Stanley braces that well.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi,

Paul says:
I don’t know because I don’t really know the different types of Stanley braces that well.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Carlos,

Paul says:
Two things could be happening here, one is, you have not checked to see that there is no opening at the leading edge of the cap iron between the cap iron and the back of the blade. Two, […]

Hi Jeff,

I passed your question on to Paul and he says:

I would say definitely go for the open throat because if you have a lot of stopped housing dadoes to do, you can use the open throat for that and it […]

Hi Kelly,

Paul says:
It works perfectly well.

Kind Regards,
Izzy