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7th August 2020, 04:34 PM #1Woodworking mechanic
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Things you find when fettling a plane.
I purchased a Stanley No. 4 from Twisted Tenon (which he was going to fettle but decided to sell) and, being a wet and miserable day, I decided to strip it down and fettle it.
Cleaning up the base and sides on a surface plate using wet and dry, this appeared on the side.
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A question re the finish on the front knob and tote - the tote had remnants of standard deep red finish which wasn’t shellac as it wouldn’t dissolve in metho and the front knob had a patchy brown finish which also wasn’t shellac.
Both have been cleaned down to wood and ready for a finish.
What were they normally finished with? I’m thinking of a garnet shellac finish on both - would that be acceptable?
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7th August 2020, 07:05 PM #2Woodworking mechanic
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I just mixed up a batch of garnet shellac and it’s brownish rather than the redder colour I was expecting - subsequent checks on the web seems to confirm that it is brown rather than reddish.
Can I mix a little mahogany spirit stain in with it to give it the colour that the tote originally was?
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7th August 2020, 09:36 PM #3
I seem to recall that Paul Sellers uses a reddish brown boot polish to stain his shellac for handles and knobs. May be worth a quick search on his site to see what comes up.
Cheers,
Zac.
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8th August 2020, 02:24 AM #4
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8th August 2020, 09:54 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Looks like a military service number.
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8th August 2020, 10:17 AM #6
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8th August 2020, 12:46 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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If it is an older plane from 1950s, 60s it could be a phone number as phone numbers were only 6 digits then after being 2 letters and 4 digits.
eg; Coburg, Vic was FL1234 becoming 35 1234Tom
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8th August 2020, 01:31 PM #8Woodworking mechanic
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Thanks Folks. Using the a couple of online Stanley dating sites (which may or may not be accurate and no, I wasn’t looking for a partner for my Stanley 😃 its a 1931/1932.
re the finish - a couple of drops of mahogany spirit stain in the garnet shellac and I think it looks the goods.
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8th August 2020, 02:37 PM #9
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9th August 2020, 03:53 PM #10Woodworking mechanic
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After the overhaul, a coat of Ubeaut’s wax and it’s already to put into service.
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Thanks Twisted, it’s a lovely plane.
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9th August 2020, 04:41 PM #11
I would say it’s definitely later than that; the ogee shouldered frogs didn’t feature on the US models until 1936 and Stanley UK didn’t start producing planes until a year later. The rounded tops to the blade and cap iron came in around the 1960’s. On the plus side it looks like it has a brass depth adjuster, a cast yoke and beechwood handles that have been properly rounded over so I reckon early to mid 60’s. Don’t get hung up on its age; if it feels good in the hand and takes fine shavings that’s all that matters in the end.
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9th August 2020, 05:02 PM #12Woodworking mechanic
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Yeah, how old it is doesn’t worry me a bit. It’s a great little plane and cuts superbly and thats all that counts
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It it peeled off 0.04mm shavings easily
As I said, I just followed a “Yes” “No” list on the web and it can up with that age.
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9th August 2020, 10:28 PM #13
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10th August 2020, 12:47 AM #14GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Lappa. Nice resto. I think the online dating sites (sounds like something completely different ) are more accurate for Stanleys made in tne USA.
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