Plane tote for restore Ohio Jointer Plane

Me Gusta.

-- The mistakes I make in woodworking are not mistakes they just give my projects character- Me

Nice job !! I typically don’t care for the light colored totes, I usually give mine a coat of dark danish oil. Maple is especially difficult to make darker. Yours however seems to fit nicely. It has some very nice grain.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Great score on the plane! Is that an 8 equivalent? 24 in? I really like the tote. Like Don, I typically like the darker totes, but yours works pretty well—you just have to turn a matching knob for it. ;-) Great job on the restoration. May it serve you for many years to come.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Your refurbish job looks great! It is so satisfying to take a discarded tool and make it whole again.
I tried really hard to darken the maple totes I made, now I just live with the color, and lately have noted darkening where my hand has pressed the most, which has added a lot of character.

-- Love thy neighbour as thyself

Nice save! Good job bringing and oldie back to life.

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

I like the shape. Very nice and well done.

-- -Sam - West Virginia -

Well done on this tote, really like the maple too.

-- "Make something you love tomorrow...and do it slowly" JLB

I just bought a #7 jointer plane at a yard sale for fifteen dollars. It is so rusty that I can’t find the manufacturer’s name on it. I plan to remove the rust by electrolisis as soon as I can find some Arm and Hammer washing soda.
I have already removed the wood parts and plan to replace them. I just hope mine turns out as nice as yours.
Kimball

I had a hard time finding washing soda, so I used ph up fromthe spa section or pool section. It’s sodium carbonate and works perfectly. I’m doing a bedrock 605 1/2 right now and it worked perfectly. Electrolysis is completely genius! Works like a charm and takes completely rusty metal and makes it look like nothing ever happened. Good luck with your restore! Let me know if you have any questions through the process.

-- Greg, Owner, Quality Carpet One, www.qualitycarpetonecrofton.com

I just coincendently picked up an Ohio Tool #6 and #7 just a few days apart. I love the ohio tool tote design and the large low knob. Here is the #7. The #6 is in the middle of the restore.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Hey Greg, amazon.com sells the washing soda.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)