What have you made lately?

[tzrider]

Lately I've been getting more interested in old chisels and planes. A couple of weeks ago I bought and old Stanley jointer plane off eBay with the intent to restore it. It was made around 1933 and had been rusting away for decades.

Here is what it looked like when I got it:

This is what it looks like now:

These last two shots are of a penny, reflected in the blade, which you can see through the slot in the base:

 

[900ss]

very nice work indeed.

 

[GAJ]

Any of you all watch "The Repair Shop" on Netflix?

Fascinating show.

Interesting characters on both side of the "counter."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...op-star-Jay-opens-discovered-25-siblings.html

 

[auntiebling]

Andy I'm pretty sure the teardrop in the lever cap indicates post WW2,and being chromed maybe newer. Of course with the raging collectibility of old stanley planes, it could be a mashup too.

Wanna sharpen up my irons, only have about.. 6

Any of you all watch "The Repair Shop" on Netflix?

Fascinating show.

Interesting characters on both side of the "counter."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...op-star-Jay-opens-discovered-25-siblings.html

I have. Its funthst they dont leave you hanging tonsee results

 

[tzrider]

Yeah, that kidney shaped hole makes it (or that part anyway) no older than 1933. Some of the features of the bed might otherwise have put it at 1875 or so. You could be right about a mashup, though this thing has seen hard use at one point. I used it today and it works better than any other plane I have. This Is going to be a sickness.

Before I start sharpening irons in any quantity, I need a coarser stone to profile the bevel faster.

Once sharp and with some paste wax rubbed into the base, it’s amazing how easily these things work.

 

[auntiebling]

Agree, I am terrible at sharpening and they're still fun to use. If I have an iron that is way out I rough it in with a shitty harbor freight belt sander.

https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-x-36-inch-belt-6-inch-disc-sander-97181.html

With a cheap bevel gage and the wheel spinning on the belt. 80 grit belt, then on to a series of diamond plates from HF and it's good enough for me. Nowhere near mirror when I am done

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C9X3F98/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_2z2REbKGJHV2X

 

[afm199]

Nice work on the Stanley.

 

[tzrider]

If anyone is thinking of getting into using hand planes, the things I’ve found most critical are:

The bottom must be flat. They don’t all come that way.

The blade must be sharp.

Waxing the bottom with paste wax makes the plane twice as easy to use. Really.

 

[auntiebling]

2x as easy, or half as hard?

 

[tzrider]

2x as easy, or half as hard?

Half as hard. It makes no difference either way for getting the planed surface square to the sides.

 

[fraz]

Love the planes. Don’t own any of my own yet but getting spoiled with loaner Lie-Nielsen low angle jack, and 60-1/2 block plane.

 

[tzrider]

Yeah, those things are wonderful.

 

[Dubbington]

Part of the fun with handplanes is dialing them in to make smooth cuts. I turned a $10 Harbor Freight handplane into a really nice bench plane.

The honing jig linked above works well using wet/dry sandpaper on a piece of glass or granite. I spay adhesive it down and use wd40 for lubricant.

I haven't made this yet but it's also a good jig to make/use so it's easy to re-hone and maintain angle.

I'd like to get more proficient with a scraper plane or card scraper. They do a much better job and removing scratches than sanding. I just have a hard time creating the edge in order to use it. Would be really nice for endgrain work.

 

[auntiebling]

I've found Pask Makes effing brilliant. Havent had cause to try myself but he makes fabricating, sharpening, and using a scraper seem downright foolproof.

https://youtu.be/guRM-hqoiQY
Ymmv and all, hope it helps

 

[tzrider]

That’s awesome auntie!

 

[Climber]

Lately I've been getting more interested in old chisels and planes. A couple of weeks ago I bought and old Stanley jointer plane off eBay with the intent to restore it. It was made around 1933 and had been rusting away for decades.

Here is what it looked like when I got it:

Wow. Amazing job restoring that plane!

I've always had a lot respect for people who take such pride in the work they do!

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Here's my collection, all are smooth bottom.
Front to back:
#4 Dunlap - Smooth plane, red body (under refurbishment)
#4 Craftsman - Smooth plane, gray body w/grooved sides on body.
(Both the body castings on the Dunlap and Craftsman appear to be identical, except the Craftsman has grooved sides.)
#5 Bailey/Stanley - Jack plane

The Bailey and Craftsman have nickel plated lever caps. The Dunlap lever cap appears to be a black oxide finish.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

So... my youngest Son said he needed a dinning room table, but it couldn't be bigger than 78"x40". I had these tree slabs of white ash, about 20"-24" wide by 86" long and just under 2" thick. Just what I needed, another project.

Ripped one side off the slabs to get straight ( ) edges and then ripped a 3-1/2" wide section off the third slab. This piece was to become the center spine of the table and to get it back to being close to 40" at the widest end.
The two outside edges were "live edges".

Slabs were still to wide to fit through a power planner, which I didn't have, nor do I have a joiner. Ah, but I did have this old Bailey #5 hand plane.

The saga continues...

 

[GAJ]

The saga continues...

That is going to be beautiful when you are done!

 

[tzrider]

Slabs were still to wide to fit through a power planner, which I didn't have, nor do I have a joiner. Ah, but I did have this old Bailey #5 hand plane.

The saga continues...

The guy Auntie mentioned a few posts ago also publushed this video, an interesting take on making a jointer jig for tablesaws. This looks usable.

[YOUTUBE]21u4bou930w[/YOUTUBE]