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  1. 7th February 2010, 05:27 PM #1
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    Default Stanley 50 highlights my lack of skill. Anyone know a tutorial?

    In the process of downsizing to an apartment over the next few weeks. I'd like to keep doing some woodworking, but it will be hand tools only.

    So I recently picked up a Stanley 50 on eBay. Great condition, had all the bits, just need to sharpen the blades.

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    Had a play with it this afternoon, and I'll need to spend a fair bit of time with it to get any kind of competence.

    Does anyone know of a book/DVD/etc that could help teach me how to get the best out of this thing? All I could find online so far was [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxo6ROrs3wI"]this[/ame].

    Thanks,

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  3. 7th February 2010, 09:54 PM #2
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    hi Tex, congrats on getting a nice crisp #50.

    To get you started, here's a few resources that are great:

    Try finding a copy of Planecraft, Hand Planing by Modern Methods, produced to describe the use of various Record planes but is great as a general reference. My copy is from 1934 and includes a discussion of the Record 050 which is very similar to the Stanley 50.

    It looks like you found Alf's video. Check her pages here:
    Combination Planes @ Cornish Workshop
    which has links to the record 050 and stanley 50 manuals

    and here:
    How To Use a Combination Plane @ Cornish Workshop
    a discussion of various combination planes, including the stanley 50.

    Once you get it sharpened and tuned, remember that when you want to make a groove or bead or whatever, start with short strokes at the far end of the board, and work your way back with progressively longer strokes.

    Have fun.
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    Thanks Peter. Just what I was after!

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    There are some great threads here, especially by Jake Darvall. Here for example is his thread on the experiments he conducted with the Stanley 55:
    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/s...riments-57482/
    Everything Jake says for the 55 applies to the 50
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    Thanks Jeremy. I'll spend some time in Jake's threads.

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