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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Tuning it up, Bench plane style
Following is some advice on how to make almost any plane work well. I’ll try to separate out my experience in the differences between these and vintage plane.
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References For Hand Planes
NOTE: I edit this and add sites from time to time. Also note I am not associated with any of these in any way. Also, […]
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How to set up a Hand Plane How to tune your plane is here —> Writing a blog about How to set up a Hand […]
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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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Quickly Identify Your Hand Plane
A Short guide to identifying the most common Vintage Hand Planes found. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should guide you in a general direction to find out who made your vintage hand plane.
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Oh my, a Millers Falls 17B?
Recently I found on a certain online auction website something I wasn’t aware existed. Of course, I made an offer and absconded with it before […]
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Making the dw infills: Lets do some tapping and peening.
So another way to attach the sides is tapping and peening. I thought I’d give it a try on a small smoother. I decided on […]
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Let’s trick out a type 21 #4
Ok, I know type 21 isn’t really a type, its actually the type after the last type, but then we know most types are a […]
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