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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 4

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  • Making The 2015 Toted Infill Smoother
January 26, 2016January 9, 2017 Don

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 <—–Previous —– Next—–>                        

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 3

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January 26, 2016January 9, 2017 Don

      The cap is being shaped and formed. I chose a metal cap for this plane. If its your first, or you want to make […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 2

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January 26, 2016January 9, 2017 Don

Next task was to tune the drill press. I wanted to drill the holes straight throught the base, so the drill press needed to be […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 1

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January 26, 2016January 9, 2017 Don

I’ll start with an order of metal from Enco. 1/2″ thick for the base, and 1/8″ thick for the sides.Here is the Enco stock numbers415-1701 […]

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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 5 – The Before & After

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January 26, 2016March 22, 2016 Don

  Other Transitionals I have restored   –Previous        

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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 4 – Base

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January 26, 2016March 22, 2016 Don

  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” […]

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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 3 – The Blade

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January 26, 2016February 16, 2022 Don

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. […]

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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 2 – The Knob & Tote

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January 26, 2016March 23, 2016 Don

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 […]

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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 1

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January 26, 2016March 24, 2016 Don

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

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January 26, 2016February 6, 2020 Don

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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