Made myself a stubby screwdriver for adjusting the chip breakers on my planes
Got a 12mm flat head hex bit of Amazon for not much and turned a London pattern handle on my cheapo micro lathe
The wood is a scrap from an elder tree in our garden that died
@edeverett I like it! Some good looking edges there on the bead detail.
I'll be honest though: I hought I needed one of those as well when I started with Bailey pattern metal planes, but turns out I dont. I use the lever cap for the cap screw holding the chip breaker to the iron, since it's loose and at hand anyway when the iron is out. And unclamp the lever cap to adjust the lever cap screw until the tension on the mechanism is just right when assembled.
@PalmAndNeedle thanks! yep, it’s not _needed_ exactly… but it’s nicer I think 😉
And I have a wooden jointer without a lever cap that’s needs something
@edeverett Hmhm. I have the classic trifecta of metal bench planes, and I love my Stanley England No.7 in particular, but working on jointing 1:10 scarfs on the ends of 65mm plus beams these last two weeks I have been impressed with the handling and action of the wooden jointer my older and much more experienced colleague is using.
I need a duplicate set of bench planes like a hole in my head, but still: the thought is appealing 
@PalmAndNeedle I have 4, 5, and 6 metal planes a couple of block places and a big Nooitgedagt jointer
Honestly I enjoy my wooden planes a lot and find the adjustment quite intuitive - definitely worth trying to see how you get on 😉
@PalmAndNeedle yes!
Price makes them very approachable 😬 Just the iron is worth more than that
Ed Everett
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