Izzy Berger

Hi John,

Paul says:

Shellac will cover any previous finish so you’re perfectly safe with shellac.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Paul,

I asked your question to Paul and his answer is below:

The lever cam only secures the cutting iron assembly therefore to lock this in place is simply a question of folding the lever cam down all the […]

Hi Alexis,

Paul says:
Often new saws have too much set, in your case it may not have enough set. However that is very, very rare so my feeling is that it could be your technique or the wood you’re using.

I s […]

Hi Larry,

It is ⅜” thick, 2” longer than the plane base (1” either side) and the same width front to back as the plane base.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi,

Thank you for your question.

Paul says: The mouth opening can be changed by moving the frog on the plane which adjusts the cutting edge to the fore edge of the plane, a good distance is 2-3mm.

The following […]

Hi Ted,

Thank you for letting us know. We have now updated this.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi John,

Pauls says:
The grey rubber end is the soft face, used generally for a non marring tip for assembly.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Stephen,

Paul says:
It sounds as though you have a ripcut not a crosscut saw but without seeing it I can’t tell. Most saws, 99% I would say, are sold as crosscut saws for some reason when in reality t […]

Hi Alistair,

Paul says:
Yes, the reason mainly is that it is a comfortable body position, because your shoulders reaching down from your hands means it is much easier to direct the plane from the triangular […]

Hi,

Unfortunately not. However you can download it as a PDF (the galleries and videos will not be interactive) by pressing Ctrl + P (Windows) or Cmd + P (Mac).

I hope this helps!

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Jay,

You can see a video of Paul’s recommended body positions when sawing in this video.

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Izzy

Hi,

The notches are to leave space for clamps.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Steve,

Paul says:

No if you like the wooden one, carry on using it. Especially if it is working well.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Manú,

Yes it is.

Kind regards,
Izzy

Hi Ged,

Shellac is naturally red/brown but can be bought bleached, you can also add colour to it. You can find out more about shellac in our Consumables guide.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Colin,

Paul says:

The 8” length seemed best suited to the work for beginners. It is worth having having various sizes and stitching if you want to expand your tool collection, just add them as needed.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi Mark,

Paul says the following and suitable:
Coarse stone between 120-400 grit
Fine stone between 600-1000
Super-fine between 1200-1500

We ordered the 250, 600, 1200 and he is happy with them.

Kind Regards,
Izzy

Hi,

No he hasn’t.

Kind Regards,
Izzy