May 2010
"At the recent Tool Sale in Sydney, organised by the NSW tool club TTTG I met up with Jim Davey. Over the years Jim has turned into what I consider Australia's best Plane Doctor. I receive a lot of queries on the subject, in order of frequency: replacement handles and knobs, how to sharpen cutters or where to get better cutters, welding broken bodies and so on ... I'm happy to pass all these questions to Jim."
Hans Brunner, Brisbane Qld
April 2010
"Over the years, Jim Davey has fettled about 15 Stanley and Stanley Bedrock
planes for me, and probably twice that number for my students. He does a
wonderful job, and like a true woodworker, he undercharges for it. Getting Jim
to fettle your plane, or buying one he has performed his magic on is, without
doubt, the most economical way to get a metal plane with top shelf performance.
And if you have never had the opportunity to use a fully fettled plane, then you
are REALLY in for a treat: there is no other woodworking experience like
it."
Robert Howard, Brisbane QLD
March 2010
"Jim sharpened, fettled and polished
up my Dad's old Stanley Bailey No. 4, which probably hadn't seen a piece of wood
in anger for over 30 years. Not only did it open up a new world of
"frighteningly sharp" planing to me, it gives me a warm sentimental glow every
time I use it. And now he's done my grandfather's No.4 with the corrugated sole
(made some time between
1898 and 1902) and it's so beautiful that so far I have only managed to put
it on the mantelpiece and admire it."
D.W., Leura NSW
May 2009, fully fettled Planes:
Jim
Just a quick email to say thank you for the new planes and
to tell you how
happy I am with them.
They arrived late Monday but I
didn't get to use them until last night -
and they are fantastic, just
beautiful to use.
Thank you so much, I will be in contact soon I'm sure
to order more.
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