Wooden Try Plane Refurbishment.
Started work on refurbishing an early made wooden Try Plane. The makers mark; Edward Preston & Sons, Trade EP Mark, Warranted, Birmingham, England. Length 22" x Width 3 3/8", 2 1/2" original 2 piece iron, slight camber to the cutting edge.
The original diamond impact pad is missing, the top surface is badly bruised from long term impact with a wooden mallet, the wooden tote has some slight damage to its top horn, as well as hairline crack forward of the finger hole, and the wooden sole a slight concave curve and some deep grooving.
Removing the wooden tote proved quite challenging, but after a combination of strategies it eventually freed itself, albeit with some moderate force.
show the severe bruising to the forward top surface of the plane body.
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wooden sole showing deep groove marks.
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top surface of the plane body after dressing back.
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original makers mark on the underside of the planes tote.
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I am not overly keen to waste my time documenting the full refurbishment process, but will post the odd update as time permits.
Stewie;