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    Hi there,

    Well, jist of the story is, I recieved this as gift from an Uncle, according to him and my Dad, this was my Great Grandfathers, who as well, was a carpenter.

    They could not tell me anymore about it, it has been sitting in his shed for a number of years, and got passed when he passed. I have not met him, but I believe it would be quite of age considering I am 29 myself

    But, like other who'd enjoy it, I have some photos. If anyone knows any origins, please let me know. The blade is still in it, I am not game enough at all to try to remove the wedge and blade out. Although I am quite keen to try to clean it up without destroying it anymore then it has been over time, and to sit it in a Jarrah box.





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    Welcome aboard.

    Nice piece of family history you have there.

    I clean my old planes when I get them with metho on a rag, doesn't seem to hurt them and gets rid of the dust and grease.

    It is not a block plane ( they are small) it is a jointer plane.

    You might find out more about its origins once it's cleaner....makers marks are often on the front end of the plane body.

    Blade removal is easy (once you've done it a few times but tricky at first), tap the back end with a soft headed mallet....if you don't have one of those just work out the best way of giving the plane a sharp rap on the back end without leaving a framing hammerhead shaped dent in it.
    That should loosen the blade and wedge.....though initially they can be sticky in old planes.

    Boiled Linseed Oil* will go some way to rejuvenating the old timber.........whatever you do don't oil the plane before you try to remove the blade.

    Good Luck.

    Don't rush into anything, the plane has waited a while, it can wait a bit longer.

    *If this is your first time around with linseed oil, be careful to rinse out the rags before disposal as there is a fire (spontaneous combustion) hazard.
    We don't know how lucky we are......

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    Hello Pete.
    Family heirloom tools are really great aren't they.
    Yours is a fore plane or maybe a jointer by the looks of it. Definitely not a block plane.
    And it does look to be quite old judging from the shape and the drying cracks in the timber.
    If you take a hammer and strike the leather impact button on the front while holding the plane in your other hand the wedge and blade will loosen and you'll be able to take them out.
    If you then use a screwdriver to remove the cap-iron from the blade, you may well find a brand name on the top of the blade.
    These planes were fairly common around the turn of the 19th/20th centuries.
    Give it a clean and wipe it over with some boiled linseed oil. It will come up a treat.
    Cheers
    SG
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    Thankyou very much for the info !

    I am very keen to clean it up, I will try to hunt down some Linseed Oil at the local Bunnings.

    Speaking of the marking on the front, it does appear to have some stamps on the front, I will give it a quick clean up with some metho, and see if it says anything that I can read.

    Although I'd love to, I am still not keen at all to remove the wedge in fear I will be hurt by others If i break it hehe.

    Thanks Again.

    Pete.

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    Okay guys, rubbed it back and it has :

    John Moseley and Son
    London

    Then in big letters it says LSW or the other way around it says MS7 so not too sure, it looks more like MS7.

    Pete.

    edit : I'm pretty sure somehow I've deleted my first post, so here's the photos again.




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    Hi
    A lot of the carpenters here in UK stamped their initials or name onto the back end or front end. Hope that helps.

    I picked up a 22" plane with a Moseley plane iron and I use it whenever I can.
    It just feels right in your hand.

    Peter


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