Great to see you embracing the hand plane 👍🏻😉

A possible suggestion mate which I have used for many decades. One artist tool of a thin metal pallete knife measuring 3.5mm X 4.5mm with smooth circumference has graduated from my favorite painting tool to my favorite all around utility small hand tool. Perfect for pushing glue into narrow openings. Dozens of other uses also. Nice to see proper use of belt sander. I had a rather extensive discussion with Mr Nubs about belt sander and scrubbing high spots with planes. I discovered a technique copied from the skew palm planes. They are designed to slice through wood fibers rather than cut them straight on. Much better results. So I always use planes about 30 degrees off center line. Amusingly, the same skewed technique works with face whisker shaving. The short planes are more popular but for wood plane leveling by far the most accurate are the far longer jointer planes. I received my father's set and added my own. Leveling a top is easier with Mr Nubs modified plane, but we used to do the same with the iron adjusted down a mite for a bigger bite of wood. The short planes were best for stock removal and the longest for fine tuning before using belt sander. I have the 10mm X 60mm and a single hand 6.5 mm X 36mm belt sanders. I use them frequently for working wood, metal, epoxy fiberglassed cloth projects. Metal grinding belts are easily available online. Wood belts work fine on polyester and epoxy resin if used gently and not letting friction heat build up and softening the resin. Maybe too much info, eh? Great to share across the Pond.

keep up the good work ben buddy

I have my Dad's old workmate too,we bought it in the 70s for his birthday. It's cut up and battered but I wouldn't part with it.👍