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I recently picked up this old Bailey #5 (first photo) at a thrift shop for $2.00. A great rainy day project! This past weekend was the time. Five hours and about $3.00 worth of sandpaper, WD-40 and some elbow grease, which I am finding in lesser amounts lately, brought it to the second photo. It cuts great. The third picture is of an old Sargent I re-did about a year ago. No before photo on it. The bargains are still out there.
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bobdurnell
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posted 297 days ago
That’s a very good price. I have found inflated prices at thrift shops. It looks great. Looks very dirty but no broken or missing parts. Nice job reconditioning.
-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.
Thos. Angle
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posted 297 days ago
good one!
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
WayneC
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posted 297 days ago
Very nice. They came out great.
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cajunpen
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posted 296 days ago
I’ve got one just like it that I picked up on ebay. Hope it comes out that nice.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Douglas Bordner
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posted 296 days ago
Inspiring!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
mot
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posted 296 days ago
Oof. My arms are sore thinking of how much work that was to do. Nice!
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bryano
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posted 296 days ago
nice job. how well dose it shave the wood?
-- bryano
Dorje
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posted 295 days ago
Great find and restoration – flat or corrugated sole on the #5?
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
dustynewt
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posted 295 days ago
Bryano, It cuts pretty good. The blade was not too badly pitted and took a good edge.
Dorge, It has a corrugated sole.
Does anyone have any suggestions on repairing the japan black finish? It is mostly good, but rust ate away a little at the front by the Bailey letters
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John
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posted 265 days ago
Do you have a source for the procedure you followed or can you describe it briefly? I have one I need to recondition.
Douglas Bordner
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posted 264 days ago
John, David and WayneC have posted great blogs about rehabilitating planes. I followed a amalgamated prescription for my recent rehab and it came out quite nicely. Still looking for a 4-1/2 bailey pattern…
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
dustynewt
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posted 264 days ago
Probably following the above methods would be better than the one I used. I used progressively; 150,220,400,600 grits followed by paste wax. Just be sure you have a very flat surface. I used a slab of cultured marble, but 1/4” glass works well too. The electric method would be a LOT better as is does not remove good metal with the bad.
Doug- I’ll keep an eye out in my wanderings and pickings for that plane.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 264 days ago
Thanks, Scott! I’ll let you know if I get my mitts on one.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.