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Thread: Stanley No.5 Tote
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2nd September 2008, 12:28 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Stanley No.5 Tote
Hi guys,
Have been give a beautiful old (Stanley #5) 1902-07 with a short front tote made from a very dark wood and have been looking around for a replacement rear tote as the top of mine is broken off. Does anyone have a spare one lying around they'd want to sell?
Thanks,
Mike
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2nd September 2008, 01:50 PM #2
There is a guy who sells new replacement Totes and Knobes under the name Blackapple Toolworks on ebay.
Or you can get an old one for much more money from the tool exchange or a fancy one here from the best things.
However if only a small piece has broken of and you are good with your hands a you can repair the damage easily.
See these for a start:
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2nd September 2008, 02:08 PM #3
Also have a look at this thread here:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...highlight=toteCheers
Jeremy
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly
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2nd September 2008, 02:12 PM #4Intermediate Member
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Thanks for the links thumbsucker, I have been looking at the blackapple website they look great mine is missing the top portion and my skill set is low so I was thinking of buying one
Blackapples direct website is
http://www.blackappletoolworks.com/
I have some old red gum fence posts do you think this would be tough enough to make a handle from?
Mike
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2nd September 2008, 03:12 PM #5
Yes, plenty tough enough unless you are planning to throw the plane about the workshop in a tantrum.
Cheers
Jeremy
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly
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3rd September 2008, 09:28 AM #6
Mike - it's just as easy to repair a tote, usually, as make a new one. Totes of the era of your plane were much more nicely shaped than modern ones (even on the expensive boutique models, IMO!) and usually made of Rosewood, so don't chuck it away - use it as a pattern, at least. The hardest part of a repair is finding scraps that match the original. The Rosewood tote below is an excellent example from a 1920's plane. The match wasn't as good as I thought it would be (so many different types & sources of Dalbergias!) but the joins are seamless.
While Rosewood is hard to beat for toughness & beatiful finish, we have quite a few choices for very nice totes & knobs. One of my favourites is Bull oak (Casaurina leuhmanii), but forest She-oak is very good, and so are the hard Acacias, if you can get big enough clean bits (Approx 115 x 90 x 25mm thick, for my example). River red gum is pretty good too, & will give a nice finish if you work at it. I recently did a set in Olive wood, which came up rather well, & is a change from the dark coloured woods...
As discussed on another recent thread, drilling the hole is the hardest part - lots of care & work from both ends. The rest is just settling down to a couple of hours of shaping. Rasps, files & scrapers are the way to go, ending with as fine a grade of paper as you are prepared to use. I finish with Shellawax, which you can buff off on a cloth wheel to as high a gloss as you like - you'll end up with something that feels so good, you won't want to put it down!
Cheers,IW
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