Stanley Transitional needs a cherry body.

Oh, wow! That cherry does look great. Very nice work, and again with the Magic Poplar! You ‘Da Man! :-)

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That thing looks freaking amazing, great work Don!

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Excellent work Don. I bet that transitional works well.

and note I finally remembered to pick up some new brass wood screws

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Fantastic work Don. I really like this one. I think its those shiny brass screws that do it for me. :-) Seriously though, that’s an amazing transformation when you look at the before shot on you blog. Did you put any kind of finish on the Cherry? It looks natural.

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I used Brush Oil, something new I picked up to try.

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The first transitional plane I like. Thank you.

-- -Sam - West Virginia -

Sweeeeet!

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Great job looks awesome!

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Nailed it!

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Nice one, Don!! I come to a screeching halt every time I take my transitionals off the shelf….because I could easily fabricate a new wooden body, BUT….Removing the Stanley, or Union, Sargent stamping on the nose? That’s just plain wrong! Has anyone ever found a set of dies to re-create that fine Logo and numeric size? I’ve considered slicing off the nose, 1/8” thick, and gluing it up to the new body, but it might not look good. Suggestions? Great plane there, Don! Thanks for not using square-drive steel screws!

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I actually considered slicing off the nose, 1/8” thick, and gluing it up to the new body. The problem with the body on this one, you could pick it apart with your fingernail. It was dry rotten beyond repair. I could make out “Stanley” and “27”, but you had to work at it. This is the first one I’ve rebuilt the body on.

The tote has a little dry rot one one side. After soaking it in BLO, it came back enough to keep it. I originally thought I’d need to make a new tote as well.

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Nice! Have you tried the epoxy stabilizer for dry rot? Tends to darken the color slightly.

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A very nice rebuild Don. I cant wait to see it in a year or so when the red starts to get rich and dark.
Well done.

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Slim, I’ve used it on window sill and the like for historical restorations. I never thought of it for a hand plane.

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