Every blog on hand plane restoration starts with some kind of soaking. Evapo-rust, citric acid, electrolysis, all meant to eat away the rust. I go into detail on these methods and more on my full Bench Plane Restoration Guide. But I’ve been soaking my planes less and less lately, finding a faster and a much safer approach.
For the whole restoration guide, click here For the bench plane tuning guide, click here As I was riding through the foothills of Vermont and …
I bought a nice type 11 Stanley #4. When I received it, it had a home made lateral replacement. Needing to replace the lateral adjuster …
Many time there will be a need for a new tote bolt. Here is the remedy Questions? Ask away. Click here are f your looking …
The question of how flat a sole of a hand plane need to be comes up all the time. Here is my opinion on the …
I took a little risk buying this Stanley type 2 # 6. It had some condition issues. The issues included some pitting, one frog …
Fixing a Bench plane tote. If you need to make a new bolt look here. Click here for the “Making a …
First i downloaded the Stanley templates from Lee Valley or Here are some Sargent and other templates. Thanks to Ben Stegemoller (Vector Illustration, info@thevmg.com) for the Sargent tote …
Its not unusual to find pitted cutters on vintage planes. The question becomes “can you save them”? In some cases its possible. There are two …
To Restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane. By Don Wilwol Join Discussions on the forum As I circumvent the oddities …
