Thread: Bullnose plane blade removal

Place a pieceof wood across the rear of the plane, and then wack that very hard. The dent may be from hitting the rear directly with a hammer.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks for the suggestion Derek.
I've had a go at that, but hasn't budged.
Any suggested lubricant that won't damage the wood?
Regards
SG

Just a suggestion, and anyone can shout me down for it.
Maybe try leaving it in the sun for an hour or two, to further dry and shrink the timber and then have have another good go at banging the heel.

I'm guessing that the blade an wedge are held by a combination of rust and compacted saw dust, helped somewhat by a previous user giving the wedge an almight wack with a hammer.

you could try soaking it in WD40 or similar. Don't know what it'll do to the wood though but your next best option is likely to really damage the wedge.

ian

I'm no plane expert, but I've had similar probs with other doodads.

Perhaps a light spray of WD-40, but try to avoid wetting the wedge... you don't want it to expand & compound the problem. I'd lay a couple of pieces of ply a mm or two apart on a hard surface and lay the plane on it's side so the blade is over the gap... then use a piece of metal the same size or thinner than the blade as a drift. ie. try tapping the blade out to one side to "break the seal."

Even a washer could be used as the drift, provided you work out a way to securely hold it in position.