Handplane Treasure Trove #2: The first couple of planes re-furbished
So I got to work on some of the #4s from my treasure box. Below is a Dunlap #4. Not a particularly nice plane and it didn’t have a “major rust” problem. But there was some rust and plenty of grime. The iron looked like it had been used to open paint cans and drive screws. That’s paint on the sole of the plane. So everything got a dip in to an electrolysis bath, some scrubing with a wire wheel on a drill press, some scoth brite pads after the bath, sole lapping, and sharpening. I also flattened the chip breaker so it would sit flush with the iron. The sole of the plane had a weird twist to it, like it had warped. The initial stro...
