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8th September 2017, 11:48 PM #46Senior Member
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Beautiful work, and a nice cross reference too.
Does the harmonica play better after you have been at it?
There are differing opinions, but I fall firmly in the camp that a 100 year old tool deserves to look like it performs....
And that it is a token of respect to have a go at making it just as pretty as the day it was made.
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9th September 2017, 08:35 AM #47GOLD MEMBER
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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.
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9th September 2017, 06:26 PM #48GOLD MEMBER
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Tote under way, using a piece of wattle. Rest of plane assembled with new iron (not sharpened)
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9th September 2017, 07:33 PM #49
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,IW
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9th September 2017, 08:14 PM #50GOLD MEMBER
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Stanley or Record No. 5 used, which one?
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.
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9th September 2017, 11:21 PM #51
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!
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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10th September 2017, 08:35 AM #52GOLD MEMBER
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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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4th March 2018, 01:43 PM #53GOLD MEMBER
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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.
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4th March 2018, 08:18 PM #54
That's a pretty decent effort, well done! And g'donya Ian for donating the rosewood!
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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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5th March 2018, 09:51 AM #57
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,IW
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5th March 2018, 03:19 PM #58GOLD MEMBER
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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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