Thread: First wood plane restoration

You have done well.

It looks as though the trying plane has a similar issue to a plane I had decided to get working a while back. Namely a large mouth, which has probably been exacerbated by flattening the sole too. Mine was in a very shabby condition compared to yours. I made up a brass insert to correct the problem. It could be steel if you don't have brass.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

You have done well.

It looks as though the trying plane has a similar issue to a plane I had decided to get working a while back. Namely a large mouth, which has probably been exacerbated by flattening the sole too. Mine was in a very shabby condition compared to yours. I made up a brass insert to correct the problem. It could be steel if you don't have brass.

Regards
Paul

Cheers mate

Checked out your restoration and it looks really good

I'm not sure the mouth is too wide at this point in time, but it's something I'll keep in mind. I only needed to take a few dozen thin shavings to flatten the sole. Previous owner(s) might have removed more material

Well done SD. I think you're better off using a timber infill to close the mouth up. I used spotted gum in my last one (theory being that it is harder wearing but it was also harder to flatten) but in future I will use beech.