New to me Alan I just wanted to see if I could do it.
They would all be better if I was making them again as I learned as I went along, probably my biggest regret was the plane as I only has 3mm sheet steel but still decided to dovetail the base to the sides, how hard could it be? simple enough in wood. Big mistake, peening the joints was a nightmare, the rest was straightforward though, brass and alloy for the knobs turned and knurled on the wood lathe and everything was cut and shaped using hacksaw and files apart from the blade out of the saw blade.
I think that's my metalworks done for a while now.
Bob
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. (Samuel Beckett)