Popular Post Tom Cancelleri Posted November 11, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 The majority of my woodworking has been done with minimal hand tools. Card scrapers, chisels, rasps, sanding blocks. Never did much with planes. Being that I was happy with the results I was getting with other tools I started looking at getting some hand planes. Being that it's an infrequently used tool for me I decided vintage Stanley planes would be the route I went. I picked up the following plane from a garage sale over the weekend for $20. I actually enjoy the restoration process greatly. My other restored planes had too much damage in the jappaning to repair so I sandblasted the planes and went the route of painting them. This plane however I used Evapo-rust and soaked the parts for about 18 hours, removed from the evapo-rust and wiped them down with maroon scotchbrite pads. The wooden handles were in pretty terrible shape, I sanded off the old flaking finish from the handles, wiped them down with boiled linseed oil followed by 7 coats of shellac with a light sanding with a gray scotchbrite pad. Took the iron to my Tormek and sharpened it to 25 degrees I'm rather happy with how it kept it's vintage look, and how it performs now. The plane belong to the grandfather of the guy I bought it from. The plane is close to 100 years old. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Very nice restoration! I hope you get many years of use out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nateswoodworks Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 That's how I got started in hand tools, the hook is set-your screwed!! Seriously though enjoy, for me I had been woodworking for about 10yrs before hand tools really started to come back via magazines opening my eyes and bringing me to what I see as the next phase of woodworking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Well done. It looks like a brand new plane now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Nice job and I'm sure that is going to be in use for another 100 years now (assuming we still have trees then). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks all, I actually think restoring planes is going to become a hobby at this rate. In the last 2 months I've completed 2 plane restorations, and I'm finishing up my third which is a Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane. I turned a new front knob for it, and now I'm working on shaping a new handle, which has proven to be an interesting task. I'm hoping to have that done by the weekend. Here's the other plane I restored, Stanley 225X block plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Beautifully done. I cleaned up and restored a old Dunlap #4 size just like that, and use it as almost a scrub plane... It's a great tool. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I will be bugging you for advise when I get around to restoring the planes that I have. Looks great you have mastered a new skill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Chef, ask away. I'm more than happy to share my experiences and recommendations. I should start up a youtube channel on the stuff I do in my shop. The internet needs another video on doing things. This plane was the easiest one I have done, Evapo-Rust is such amazing stuff. I used it when I restored my table saw top. I can't believe I just recently found out about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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