Category: Hand Plane Restoration Help

Mitre Plane Restoration By RS Woodworks Part 1

June 29, 2017July 26, 2017 Guest Author

Authored By: – RS Woodworks Part 2 –> Part 3 –> With having finished my shooting board, I decided to restore this mitreplane to use […]

Electrolysis at TimeTestedTools

February 6, 2017January 5, 2022 Don No comments

Electrolysis. It is a a great process and will get rid of the rust, or at least make it easy to brush off. I have […]

I need to remove the handle on my old Stanley #45

December 2, 2016February 21, 2022 Don

So where is the I need to remove the handle on my old Stanley #45, so where is the pin and how do I get […]

Mixtures for wood working tasks

July 16, 2016February 25, 2022 Don

[responsivetable] Brett Cordell posted this on the Facebook group “Unplugged Woodworkers”. Although not completely related to tools, I often use similar formulas to finish wood […]

Can you save that Cutter – Part 2

June 9, 2016January 25, 2017 Don

Its well known I like to save as much of the original plane as I can. If you remember my first part CAN YOU SAVE […]

Restoration Technique Comparisons

February 29, 2016February 21, 2022 Don

After some discussions on Facebook’s Unplugged Woodworker group on what is the best technique to remove rust from the sides of a rusty old plane, […]

Hand Plane Restoration by the no soak method.

February 27, 2016October 6, 2024 Don

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.

Category: Hand Plane Restoration Help

Mitre Plane Restoration By RS Woodworks Part 1

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Electrolysis at TimeTestedTools

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Hand Plane Restoration by the no soak method.

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Tuning the cap iron (chip breaker)

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Replace a bench plane lateral adjuster

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Fixing (or making) a Tote Bolt

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