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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
I'm thinking it's usualy Beech on those guys..
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
That is what I was thinking, but wasn't 100% positive.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
If you're looking for a match then beech is the ticket. Rather, being you're not restoring to an original state, i.e. museum restoration, why not explore using a contrasting wood like walnut or something figured? You could also pretty it up by remaking the strike button and/or wedge to match.

Before you go any further, you'll want to turn the tool upside down and check it for winding. I've owned a dozen of these larger size planes and still own some. I just restored one made of live oak that had been refit sometime in it's life with a custom made brass screw cap. Polished up real pretty. Anyway, the tool had a bit of winding in it but it leveled right out with a few well placed passes from a sharp #4. In the end I still had to close the mouth up to get it to reach its potential.

All in all it is a great education in plane dynamics. And once you make a junkyard dog sing things will never be the same. Good luck.

always,
J.C.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Thanks J.C. I was debating whether or not to make a handle made from a different kind of wood. I first have to get the iron cleaned up. The blade is in decent shape, but lots of crap all over it.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
I typically look through the scrap pile and find something that will look good. Its almost impossible to match the 100 years of abuse and neglect.

Like this one made of ash.

I will do the same with a missing wedge.

Its all in your taste.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Don, I'm jealous of your restore talents.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
:)
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Chuck it looks like you have a bit of work ahead of you. If I can help let me know. Don has brought some back that I would have gave up on.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Both of you guys have done wonders on planes. Hopefully this will turn out nice. I have 12 molding planes come to my shop within the next week. Lots of work/learning ahead of me.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Before I start prying on this thing to make repairs, how is the tote held on. Right now there are a couple nail half way driven into the tote holding it all together.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Most of them by now someone has put a screw or nail in. They were hide glued in. Take care of the mortice.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
"Take care of the mortice"<---as in cleaning it up?
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
Yes. When you make your new tote, a nice neat clean mortice will make like easier.
 

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Big beast came in the mail today.

Bird Textile Wood Purple Grey


Well today I received my big plane. It is 26" long by 3" wide. It is HUGE. Stamped New York Tool Co on the plane and the iron is Auburn Tool Co. It has some wear and tear. The handle needs to be replaced, but the bottom is flat and no major cracks. I'm just getting into the wooden hand planes. Could someone tell me type of wood should be used for the handle?
I will watched this video and thought I would give it a shot myself as soon as I am back in the shop and unpacked
 

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NY Tool Co iron clean-up

I got the iron cleaned up yesterday. Check out my website for more details. I was pretty impressed with the outcome. I gotta get it sharpened now and start cleaning the plane itself. I removed the handle the other day and cleaned out the mortise for a spot for the new handle. Have some left over mahogany, anyone think that will work? Which way is best for the grain to run, vertical or horizontal?
Grey Rectangle Composite material Concrete Metal


Wood Automotive tire Road surface Gas Auto part
 

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NY Tool Co iron clean-up

I got the iron cleaned up yesterday. Check out my website for more details. I was pretty impressed with the outcome. I gotta get it sharpened now and start cleaning the plane itself. I removed the handle the other day and cleaned out the mortise for a spot for the new handle. Have some left over mahogany, anyone think that will work? Which way is best for the grain to run, vertical or horizontal?
Grey Rectangle Composite material Concrete Metal


Wood Automotive tire Road surface Gas Auto part
nice work. looking forward to future installments.
 

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very good. You'll get many differences of opinions on the use of BLO. Its a love hate relationship.

Kitchen appliance Gas Wood House Art


Its not a good picture, but you get the idea. I keep a throw-away brush right in the container and soak it down once in a while, then flip it over once in a while, while I'm working in the shop. I typical don't leave it over night unless the wood is really dry, but I will soak it twice if required. Once you take it out, wipe it down good. Take as much off as you can get off and buff it with a rag otherwise the oil will stay tacky if its to thick.

Small pieces you can soak in a zip lock bag.
 

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NY TOOL CO PLANE- Oilin' her up

Well I finally got around to getting some BLO (Boiled Linseed Oil). While I was waiting for the firehouse table stain to dry I grabbed a plastic container and squirted some BLO in it and placed the plane straight up and down. I must say I was highly impressed with how quickly it started to work. You could literally see the oil getting drawn up through the plane. In about 10 minutes it had pulled the oil up about an inch high (out of the 22" length of the plane). Post some more pics tomorrow on it all oiled up!
Wood Tool Gas Hand tool Metal
 

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NY TOOL CO PLANE- Oilin' her up

Well I finally got around to getting some BLO (Boiled Linseed Oil). While I was waiting for the firehouse table stain to dry I grabbed a plastic container and squirted some BLO in it and placed the plane straight up and down. I must say I was highly impressed with how quickly it started to work. You could literally see the oil getting drawn up through the plane. In about 10 minutes it had pulled the oil up about an inch high (out of the 22" length of the plane). Post some more pics tomorrow on it all oiled up!
Wood Tool Gas Hand tool Metal
cool.
 

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Using the Cove Plane

I have a lot of projects that my wife (HI Nicole!) wants me to do involving wood. Well it never seems like they get done and I feel bad because I want her to be happy. She asked me to make her a little shelf to go over the back of the couch to place picture frames on or what ever else ends up going there. I figured this would be a great chance to practice some of my hand tool skills and see how it goes. I measured out the back of the couch to see what the length should be which was 78″. It is a little skinnier than the couch, but that is ok because the couch ends kind of drop off. I then flopped down on the couch and got a distance from the wall to where my head wouldn't hit it if I jumped down onto the couch, 7″ was good. I found the perfect board of red oak, 8″x 100″ with a little bit of cupping. I pulled out my hand saw, cut a straight end, measured from that point and got my length. Then I ripped it down. I then grabbed my No. 4 Stanley and got to town flattening the board. Next came the fun part and the one thing I had been looking forward to since I got them. I looked through all my antique hand planes and decided on using the cove. I had just recently sharpened it, so I was ready to go. Well here is the end results. It didn't like the end grain too much, but it went through the straight grain like butter.


 
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not bad for a first shot :)
next time do the end grain first
then will the planing with the grain take the tearout at the end
and if you draw the hollow part and make two steps with a rabbitplane
or shoulderplane then you wont wear the old wooden plane so much
another tip to the endgrain planing is to use a backerboard to be scrapped

Dennis
 
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