First i download the templates …. Here are some Hand Plane templates. Sargent 407 tote template Totes-Sargent #407 template Sargent 414up tote template […]
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Can you save that cutter
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 […]
Continue readingTo Restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane.
To Restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane. By Don Wilwol As I circumvent the oddities of the people we call […]
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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 4 – Base
You get lots of opinions on what to do and not to do when it comes to restoring/refinishing the base. I hear “never sand” […]
Continue readingRestoring the Sargent Transitional Part 3 – The Blade
If you plan to use you transitional, as with any plane, you want the blade (iron or cutter if you prefer) cleaned up and sharpened. […]
Continue readingRestoring the Sargent Transitional Part 2 – The Knob & Tote
While the parts are soaking in the Citric Acid Bath, we’ll turn our attention to the knob and tote. This one needs some repair. This […]
Continue readingRestoring the Sargent Transitional Part 1
This is a Sargent type 2 #3416 (a #26 in Stanley terms. It 15” long. The body is beech. I’m going to do a restore […]
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 2
This is part two of two of a series on how to restore a Bench Plane Part 1 of the Bench Plane Restoration Guide By: […]
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 1
This “Bench Plane Restoration Guide” is part one of several parts of a series on how to restore a vintage Bench Plane and other vintage hand tools.
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