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My "new" wooden plough plane
Hi all. Please have a look at my latest restoration. Purchased recently as part of a job lot, it was missing wedges but did have 1 cutter (#2 Atkin?) It did come with two bodies though and this helped tremendously with getting it up and running. A decommissioned wooden fore plane continues to be a great source for beech and I used some of it for making the replacement wedges. Attachment 466155 Attachment 466156
I previously had purchased 4 cutters (#5, #6, #7 and #8) which serendipitously turned out to have been made by Alex Mathieson and Son. The cutters got a citric acid bath and have come up great - they just need a sharpen. 25 deg? That's what they roughly are now but I read somewhere that 35 deg was better. Anyone have any opinion? The brass came up nicely too. A little bit of bling doesn't hurt. Lots of previous owners stamps on the ends and what appears to be a manufacturer/reseller? "J.Dixon London". Not sure if I have made the fence wedges with the correct orientation, I have seen them with the "Leunig nose" both towards the fence and, as I have done, towards the end of the rods. Lots of fun fixing it up as always, just have to sharpen up before I give it a go. Anyone got any #1, #3 and #4 cutters looking for a new home?
Sorry again about the photos, maybe if Ian sees this he can flip them.
[Done. :) ]