Restoring Hand Planes.. My methods #11: Stanley #48 Tongue & Groove plane restoration complete w lots of pics. SWEET!

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-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Wow, very nice restore. I’ve never even seen the tongue and groove planes. Very cool

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

What a nice Plane and well done work :)

have just today got one from Ln.

-- Boatbuilder&blacksmith

Awesome looking plane, Nice restore job. I saw a similar plane on the “WoodWright Shop” PBS show.

-- Julian

Eric – I had not seen any either or knew really what they were until I got this one. It just looked interesting to me and I figured it would be fun to restore and use.

Napoleon- LN’s T&G plane is almost identical to this one. The only big difference I saw was that the LN has a single blade rather then two separate cutters. The LN one looks really slick and I am sure you will enjoy using it.

-- Dan - "Collector of Hand Planes"

Looks Like a lot of fun! Super job!

-- Dennis Zongker

Another plane rescued. GOOD job. Looks like the blades are from a #45 ?

-- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"

Canadianchips – Correct you are. They are not the original blades. They were with it when I bought it but yes the notch at the top shows they are likely from a 45. They are the same size though and appear to work just fine in the plane. I think the 48 has another size blade you can use too but I don’t think its common.

-- Dan - "Collector of Hand Planes"

Gadzooks…is that the same plane? Great Save. Was real nickel plating to spendy?

Ratchet – I never got far enough into the research to know the what the expenses would be for the nickel plating. I just read how the process was done. It just seemed a bit more complicated then what I wanted to get into at this point. I was not concerned about an exact match to the original finish either since this is just a plane I am using in my shop. Still I wanted a fresh new look and I am very happy with the painting results. For a 6 dollar can of spray paint that was the smartest and best option for me.

-- Dan - "Collector of Hand Planes"

Dan you are right that the Ln has a single blade. Except from that they look a little diffenrent in design they are almost the same plane :) and

-- Boatbuilder&blacksmith

Dan now I have had this blog infront of me since you posted and still can´t come up with
a good comment other than I think you made a very good refurb on it :-)

and your t & G is near dam perfect as I can see and it is a genial little plane to have in the toolbox
I did see Roy use it in one of his Vidio´s he do like it too even though he have a matched set too

take care
Dennis

I saw that plane on “Woodwright’s Shop”. From your photos, the tongue and groove look little fat, I’m guessing you had a 3/4” board and the plane is tuned for a 1 inch board… Is it adjustable laterally to narrow the groove?

I was hoping you had found an inexpensive way to do nickel plating at home. We could use that.

-- The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

Now all you need is a floor to do. (ducking and grinning)

Lovely job on a neat tool!

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

Impressive Dan. Your posting these refurb’s faster than I can read them.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com