Thread: Stanley or Record No. 5 used, which one?

Thanks, they are all in tune after I have finished with them yes. It takes some time an patience but it is worth it. I have been playing since I was a kid, my grandfather taught me how to play. He was a French Polisher by trade so it's also where the woodwork bug comes from [emoji1]

I am in the process of refreshing the plane at the moment. The steel work is done.The tote and knob are the next step.

Tote under way, using a piece of wattle. Rest of plane assembled with new iron (not sharpened)

No mucking around, eh, Cal?

OK, I had a scuffle through my scraps bin & found some Rosewood. It really is just a scrap, but I reckon it will be big enough to reach up to the split on yours, unless it's an oblique fracture and is higher on the side I can't see: R_wood scrap.jpg

It's a nice dark colour & should match your tote better than the bit I used for the similar repair on this one. I thought it would darken up when I oiled it, but instead, the old wood darkened & the new wood remained lightish. The repair is sound & it was used for quite a while, but I replaced it with a new tote so I could keep this one as the base pattern.

PM me with a postal address & I'll pop the scrap in the mail for you when I can get to the PO.......

Cheers,

Thanks Ian, the break is at an angle from 1/2" one side to an inch the other side.



It was stuck together with a really bad mix of araldite.

How does the break look compared to the piece you have? Very kind offer, thank you.

The tote on my 7 had a similarly poorly repaired break; I hit the broken edges with a clean wire buffing wheel to dig out the epoxy before regluing. It is imperative that you clamp the two sections together hard; the best way to achieve this is with a length of M6 all-thread through the handle and a pair of angled wedges so nuts and washers sit flat. THIS website gives good instructions; at some point I'll fix my broken horn as well!

Thanks Chief! This one is missing all the crucial points of contact around the perimeter unfortunately. Don't think it would look very nice with filler around it. It was a really bad attempt at repair.


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Ok, this has been a bit long winded so I thought I should get back to finishing the plane. IanW was kind enough to send me a piece of rosewood to restore the tote properly and I got scared as I only had one shot at it. So the plane has sat in an unfinished state for all this time. I bit the bullet yesterday and made the cut, it worked!



I waited until this morning to start shaping to let the titebond have time to cure. The next bit was to drill the hole, up to the little Mitre10 to get a drill bit that would reach. I didn't think they would have an extra long bit, to my surprise there was a 1/4" bit with a long shaft. That will do, can go bigger from the other side once through. Then the shaping began, boy never knew how hard rosewood was. Anyhow got it done.





A bit of sanding to finish and few coats of shellac and sharpen the new blade, all done. Will let it sit before I try it out but I am happy with the result.











A really big thank you to Ian for your words of wisdom and the rosewood to complete the plane, I could not have done it without you much appreciated.

That's a pretty decent effort, well done! And g'donya Ian for donating the rosewood!

Thanks Chief! It’s going to do the job, the back of the tote has a bit of a hip on it at the joint but it was the best I could do, it fits in the hand ok I will find out if it becomes an issue when I start using it for its intended purpose and not just collecting sawdust on my bench for months [emoji23]


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Originally Posted by Cal

...the back of the tote has a bit of a hip on it at the joint...

It seems noticeable only in photos of the right-hand side. Left-hand side looks perfect!!

Cheers, Vann.

Looks pretty good to me, Cal, & an excellent result for your first serious attempt at repairing an old tote. The next one will be a doddle...

Rosewood is a bit hard, but yields nicely to a good rasp, and worth all the effort when you get it there - there are few rivals for the lovely silken feel of the wood in the hand, & it gets better & better with use...
Cheers,

Thanks Ian, could not have done it without you [emoji1]
I feel more confident about it now, it was a good exercise!

The rosewood although hard was lovely to work with, I think it helped being a hard timber as it is difficult to take too much of at each pass.

Thanks again, Cal


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