I have not been working on this series or any real projects for that matter for quit a while. I have been working very long hours at my day job and really not feeling too motivated. Perhaps I caught some of that bug that was affecting Mot a bit back.
I have a nice early type 9 or so Stanley #4 I want to restore as part of the set I am putting together. You can go back to post one to see my overall plans if you want, but, iin a nutshell, I plan to assemble a complete set of old Stanley Bench planes. Number 1 to number 8 and all of the odd sizes in between.
I purchased the Stanlye #4 off of ebay a little while back. It has a broken tote, which is easy to repair and then upon further inspection I discovered that the blade adjustment knob is frozen. I’m not sure I will be able to repair it and I guess I may need to find a approprate parts plane and replace the frog.
Anyway last weekend, I was in woodcraft getting my father’s day present. I’ve shown pictures of it elsewhere, but will show a photo again here in the event you missed it.
It is a Lie-Nielson #1 and it is sitting next to my #8 to show the difference in size between the smallest and largest bench plane. While I was looking at the #1, I saw that Woodcraft had the #4s on sale and decided to screw the plans to have all old Stanleys and buy myself a birthday present (I had already conceded on the idea of original Stanley Bailey #1 and #2s because of cost). This was last Sunday. Tonight I grapped the WorkSharp and sharpened the blade and put the plane to work. Here are some photos of it in action. It is a sweet plane and the experience of making paper thin shavings makes it worth every penny.
I now have every plane in the series except for the #2. I’m guessing this will be another Lie-Nielson unless I get lucky along the way. I have restored the planes up through the #5. I have the 5 1/2, 6, 7, and #8 to go. Anyway have a great night.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
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Obi
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posted 888 days ago
them’s perdy… I want a smoother… and the worksharp.
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WayneC
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Next time I come down, I bring a few planes for you to try out and the WorkSharp. The trip to Singapore got called off. So, I’m around.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Dorje
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Happy Birthday – and a good looking present to self! Or, was that a, “birthday” present. I bought the #62 for my birthday last week! On the smooth plane front, I’ve been using a pretty beat up old Stanley #4 (and that’s after getting all the rust off and tuning it up!). I’m pretty interested in the LN #4 too, which’ll probably be my next plane purchase.
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Dorje
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posted 888 days ago
Well, well, well… I stayed up late getting caught up on this series (and exploring all it’s offshoots!). I sure am glad that you didn’t give up on it back at – whenever that was!
So, any ideas for a plane cabinet yet???
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
WayneC
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Thanks for going back and reading the series. I have not started on the cabinet. I saw one in a Chris Schwartz video I like but have not settled on a final design. I need to get going pretty soon. I need my bench back. I’m running to work at the moment and will write more later.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Karson
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posted 888 days ago
Nice looking little plane Wayne.
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mot
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Nice! I love those LN planes. The restoration series has been a good one. I went down to the shop, and spent 2 1/2 hours just cleaning last night. I’m hoping that will give me the motivation to do some work down there. I even tackled, “the corner!” Happy B-day by the way!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
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nice plane Wayne, I’ve got this old thing I gotta take a picture of and see if you can tell me what it is. I got it in a box o junk when I bought my lathe. Happy Bday. Mine was the seventh of June. jockmike
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WayneC
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Thanks guys. My B’day is actually tomorrow. I’m hoping to give myself the gift of some shop time.
Dorje, I looked real hard at the #62 and have also been looking real hard at the #140. I keep hoping to find a Stanley #140 in a box of block planes for $5 or so but no luck so far. I decided to stick with completing the set of bench planes and went that way. Also, I looked real hard at the #9. I’ve been wanting a true miter plane for a while.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov