970 days ago
by WayneC |
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This is a Stanley Bailey #3 Type 10 Bench Plane that I picked up a few weeks back at a local antique street sale. It was better than the one that I had set aside to restore. (I’ll save the other one for Obi if he wants it) The purchase price for this plane was $20.
The first step in the restoration process is to determine the type of the plane and condition of the plane. To do this I looked up the plane using the stanley bench plane dating page. using information from the plane.
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970 days ago
by WayneC |
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This is a collection of handplane related videos. This is intended primarily as a personal reference, but feel free to suggest additions and comment on the content:
I own the following videos/DVDs:
RECLAIMING FLEA MARKET PLANES VIDEO WITH ERNIE CONOVER – Excellent vide on how to restore old handplanes.
Sharpening Woodworking Tools with Leonard Lee – good video on sharpening
Hand Tool Techniques Part 1: Plane Sharpening by David Charlesworth – If your interested ...
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971 days ago
by WayneC |
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This is the beginning of a listing of handplane related books. This is primarily intended to be a personal reference. But, please feel free to suggest books if you have any recommendations. I’m especially interested in recommendations for out of print books.
I own and can recommend the following books:
The Handplane Book (Paperback) by Garrett Hack – Excellent book, good coverage of the use of all types of hand planes.
Working with Handplanes (New Best of Fine Woodwor...
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975 days ago
by WayneC |
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This is a personal blog where I plan to include reference material related to handplanes.
This is for me to capture information in this area and allow for people to comment if they wish. I am thinking of capturing the following topics:
Handplane Books
Handplane related videos
Handplane related web sites
Sharpening References
Plane Restoration References
Handplane Construction References
Block Plane Recommendations
Bench Plane Recommendations
Shooting plane recommendat...
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978 days ago
by WayneC |
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This morning I got up, threw my tool hunting pack and my son in the car and headed out to see what would come our way. We made our way across town to the local Woodcraft store, stopping at a few yard sales along the way. We did not find much of interest other than a trashed yankee drill that happend to have all of its original drill bits in its storage area. A buck later and we were on our way.
At Woodcraft, I purchased a Hock blade and chip breaker for use the Record T5 hand plane descr...
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979 days ago
by WayneC |
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Today marks the end of a long week. So I think I will take it easy tonight. Most days have been in excess of 12 hours. But, I’m still hoping to get something productive done over the weekend. Next week I will be traveling to Houston, so there will be little opportunity for creativity.
Shortly after I arrived home, my daughter returned from the mailbox with my latest eBay purchase. Yes, it happens to be a handplane. Who could guess? I should try out the series capability and pos...
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980 days ago
by WayneC |
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Again I am plagued with long work days. I’m on a dinner break with one more work meeting tonight. Given this, I thought I would continue the discussion from yesterday. I’m really longing for some shop time. There are a number of factors that you should consider before you decide to purchase an old plane and once you have purchased it if you should restore it.
Old hand planes can be found be found in a wide variety of places including garage sales, flea markets, antique store...
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981 days ago
by WayneC |
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I’ve had a couple of 12-14 hour workdays this week and have not had the opportunities for restoring any planes. I decided to take a little time this evening to discuss items that will be needed for the restoration process. The basis for this list comes from the Ernie Conover Video on Reclaiming flea market planes. Hopefully, he will update this video and release on DVD.
The list is as follows:
Lap Plate – used to lap the sole and sides of a plane- Plastic Laminate – ...
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983 days ago
by WayneC |
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After a long week at work, I decided it was time to start the process of restoring my bench planes. I have been collecting them for a while with the intent of getting a good set of operational hand planes. I am hoping I will get a good set of usable planes at a reasonable cost.
Currently, I have the following size planes set aside for restoration: #3, #4, #4 1/2, #605, #5 1/2, #6, #7 and #8. All of these are Stanley except for the #8 which is a Sargent VBM 428. The #4 1/2 and t...
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