Thread: Ye Olde Plane

Originally Posted by Gumby

My missus picked this up at a garage sale recently for $10
It's about 430 long

I see her training is starting to pay of. Good buy.

I bought one last year which is 600 long and has a steel bottom plate for $ 8.50. Took ages to clean and fix but was worth it. For cleaning it use a scraper, don't sand it as you'll lose the patina.


Peter.

She's well trained Pete.

I checked Google and that copmpany was one of the main hand tools makers of the time , around the late 1800's. The blade now shines like new and you could shave with it, well almost. It could do my wife's legs but then I'd have to sharpen it again

Well done Gumby, any pointers how to train mine?

G'day Mate!

Why don't you ask Hans Brunner about is: Mathieson's were a 'name' brand at the turn of the 19th Century - with some respectful cleaning it might be a collector's piece!

Darn good catch - I don't know how to seen a greenie to your SHMBO - so I sent one to you instead

Cheers!

Originally Posted by outback

Well done Gumby, any pointers how to train mine?

Strict discipline. It's the only way

Originally Posted by Gumby

Strict discipline. It's the only way

Made you the plasticene figure you are today?

Hi Gumby

That is a fairly common Jack plane. They can go for anything between $10 - $50, depending on condition.

They can make good users if you choose not to display on the mantle. Check out the cheeks where the wedge fits. This can get cracked from lateral adjustments. Check out the mouth size. Generally this is enlarged from wear and correction over the years. The fix for a wide mouth is to glue in a strip of wood (to reduce it). Lastly, the sole can get twisted or out of true. The fix is to plane it flat - which is why the mouth gets enlarged. Still, it is a Jack, not meant for fine cuts, more for thicker shavings.

The blades are terrific steel. Usually laminated and tapered (thicker at the bevel end). I use them in the planes I build (as does Jake).

Nice find.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

Hi Gumby

That is a fairly common Jack plane. They can go for anything between $10 - $50, depending on condition.

They can make good users if you choose not to display on the mantle. Check out the cheeks where the wedge fits. This can get cracked from lateral adjustments. Check out the mouth size. Generally this is enlarged from wear and correction over the years. The fix for a wide mouth is to glue in a strip of wood (to reduce it). Lastly, the sole can get twisted or out of true. The fix is to plane it flat - which is why the mouth gets enlarged. Still, it is a Jack, not meant for fine cuts, more for thicker shavings.

The blades are terrific steel. Usually laminated and tapered (thicker at the bevel end). I use them in the planes I build (as does Jake).

Nice find.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks Derek. I had a feeling one of you 'plane-meisters' would know all about it. I tried taking a shaving off some timber but it did seem to cut too harshly.

In that case, i don't mind keeping it as a decorative thing. It's still flat on the bottom but the mouth has widened. (A bit like herself )

Thanks again.