Hand Planes #2: NY Tool Co iron clean-up

nice work. looking forward to future installments.

Thanks for stopping by ratchet. This is a big learning experience for me, kind of learn as you go (with the help of others).

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Vertical grain is strongest. But depending on the shape of the handle, it may not be possible. Stanley has made totes with horizontal grain for a century and a half. They break, but not easily. Of course those were made from very hard rosewood.

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Thanks for the tip Stumpy. I will do the Tool Time again soon. I’m more on a learning curve right now. I have a few things that I’m working on in the shop and have been really busy with the family. Maybe I will do one this coming week on my Dremel multimax. I opened and have used it quite a bit to see how it is and how I like it.

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Nice looking iron. You are coming right on along.

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my suggestion is to grab a template from lee valley it will give you the proper grain direction, then just add the additional mass needed.

i see shavings in your future.

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Printed and Saved to favorite websites. Thanks Don.

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