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clevelander wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:14 pm It's a grooving/moulding plain, probably Stanley.

Steve wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:31 pm Try explaining that to your wife! "Darling, you know I was after a moulding plane? Well, I found one on Ebay, only it came with some very tatty cheap portable gramophone, allegedly made by Decca, although I don't believe it as their stuff was usually of a high standard!"

"Barney, you haven't started collecting gramophones, have you?"

"Er, no, dearest, if I did I'd go straight for an EMG, not some cheap Decca knock-off, rest assured".

poodling around wrote: Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:21 pm

Steve wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:31 pm Try explaining that to your wife! "Darling, you know I was after a moulding plane? Well, I found one on Ebay, only it came with some very tatty cheap portable gramophone, allegedly made by Decca, although I don't believe it as their stuff was usually of a high standard!"

"Barney, you haven't started collecting gramophones, have you?"

"Er, no, dearest, if I did I'd go straight for an EMG, not some cheap Decca knock-off, rest assured".

I am already rehearsing the story about when I buy the EMG which is coming up for auction:

"steve made me buy it. It only cost £ 18,000. Don't worry though, we can easily recoup that in a few months with our new smart meter, using it's handy in-home display"