Squareandsharp Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 New member, 1st post. Found this while cleaning out my dad's shop. Must have been one of my grandfather's, I don't remember seeing it before finding it. It was not an expensive machine, with the stamped steel frog. The only identifying mark is the U on the underside of the cam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSouthWoodCraft Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Great looking plane. Cant tell from the cap iron who might have made it. Take a little lacquer thinner or vinegar with a scrub brush a remove the build up on the top of the cutting iron. It should be stamped with a maker's mark. That will tell you alot. Also it's good to have you here. Everyone is easy to deal with and super laid back. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 welcome to the forum, clean and sharpen it up and lets see how it works, nice to have a little woodworking history in the family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Welcome to the forum! As @OldSouthWoodCraft said, see if there;s a makers mark on the iron. Found a reference here that looks very similar. That one was a Worth plane. Seems like the most common stamped planes were Pexto or Worth. Here's an article with a bunch of examples. There's a Pexto that looks to have the same lever cap as yours. If you have any plan to restore it, and haven't already, check out Paul Sellers video on restoring a handplane. 56 minutes ago, OldSouthWoodCraft said: Also it's good to have you here. Everyone is easy to deal with and super laid back. Just don't mention Red Oak, or Alder workbenches. Seriously Square, welcome to the community. Hope you feel like sticking around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Is there a lateral adjustor? If so, post a pic of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squareandsharp Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Thx for the welcome. Yes the pexto on the green felt in that article does look like the same stamped lever cap...the only stamped lever cap I have seen. I spent the better part of today starting to flatten it...always a labor of love. All of the planes I have I rehabilitated myself: vintage Stanley Sweethearts 60 1/2 and Jack. My smoother is a vintage Craftsman/Sargent 409 that was also my grandfather's. I'm going to clean this one up for my son. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 That plane is a paper weight with sentimental value! I wouldn't flatten it because I wouldn't use it for actual woodworking, but to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 @Immortan D is right. I have a Worth with a stamped frog... No matter how many hours I spent fettling that thing, I couldn't ever get it to cut well. Hard to get blades for most of these as well, since Worth and Pexto used a different blade than Stanley, so most replacements and retrofits won't match up. That said, if you enjoy the process, no harm done in trying, and maybe you'll be the lucky one and it'll cut okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squareandsharp Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Here is a photo over the lever. Even though I could not find any marking on the Iron, it must be a pexto. Thanks for all the info. I think I will still clean it up but not spend as much energy on it as the planes I use. S&S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Another option is converting it to an infill plane, using the plane body only and a few additional parts, something like this: @derekcohen made that one from a #3 (http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/A_Galoots_infill_smoother.html) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squareandsharp Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow...that's cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Indeed it is. And you will be paying tribute to that plane and also be able to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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