Reply by Don W

Brad, all I did on that #7 was wash it down with wd40, oil it with fluid film, wire brushed the bare metal pieces, sharpened it, sanded the wood, gave the wood a coat of brush oil and put it back together. I probably don’t have much more than an hour into it.

I wasn’t looking for a 130 at all, I just found a box of block plane for $3 ea. I sorted through that box 2 or 3 times, but the 3 I found were all that struck me. It seems you never find what your looking for, so I typically just look for cool stuff.

Thanks for the complement David.

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