Broken tote on a Stanley #5

Yes it is. A classic woodworking clamp works great. Some photos near the end of this blog post.

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-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

That’s great! Thanks. Great restoration on yours; it turned out really nicely.

-- "We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then is not an act but a habit." ---Aristotle

Totes work by compression, no by traction, so glue would be enough. When restoring mines sometimes I put a dowel for more strenght.

-- Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain" Frank Lloyd Wright

I gave it a shot last night with glue alone. I’ll remember the dowel idea for the future though. Thanks!

-- "We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then is not an act but a habit." ---Aristotle

Throw us a picture or two when you get done if you can. I’m interested to see how it worked for you.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Double post.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Didn’t get my squeeze out cleaned up but the tote is functional again and after some sharpening and tuning my new #5 is making shavings! I picked up several used Stanleys recently so I’ll probably be doing some more cleaning in batches. I may try the elecrolysis to remove rust and I’ll probably refinish the wood…but that’s another project. Thanks for the advice on the tote, this one will be a nice user.

-- "We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then is not an act but a habit." ---Aristotle

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing more planes tuned up and back to work.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov