Mike, here are the shots after my modifications.
At this stage its seen a few coats of a BLO finish, but hasn't been lacquered.
Sorry I didn't take any pics of the tote pre-reshaping, but as...
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Mike, here are the shots after my modifications.
At this stage its seen a few coats of a BLO finish, but hasn't been lacquered.
Sorry I didn't take any pics of the tote pre-reshaping, but as...
I just received one of Mike Wischmann's tote's via his ebay postings and I was pretty impressed with the quality of the tote. Definately worth the $20 I paid for it.
I will say that I did have to...
This stop is commonly missing from #190's, #78's and the other fillestar planes that Stanely produced. Thankfully though you're in luck, they are really not difficult to find.
I did a quick...
I have and use several of each type and find that pins and wheels are suited for different tasks. The wheel versions work spectacuraly across the grain when they are sharp, and are very easy to go...
I find that the yellowing you're referring to is easily removed with a "new" green scotchbrite pad. If you reuse an old one too long it starts to lose its scratching ability and it won't work anymore...
Jims right, there are quite a few different postings on the restoration topic that describe different ways to refinish the jappaning on a plane. I myself always come back to using white vinegar to...
With the new LA Jointer or LA Jack based criteria I'd suggest going with the LA Jack first. I learned to plane primarly using bevel down standard Stanley type planes and I find the balance point of...
Very true, a jointer's length is what makes it do its job well, a jack lengthed plane really wont be a good jointer unless the stock you work with is < 2' in length. If you do just handle shorter...
I'd vote for picking up a Lie Nielsen #62 low angle jack unless you have your heart set on a jointer or some other specialty plane. The 62's a wonderful shooting board plane, not to mention the...
Were it me I'd keep the one that I was gifted, soley because my wife gave it to me :) With that said, the LAJ is a very versatile plane, and if you like the shape of LV totes its definately a winner....
I've always thought that when talking about how large a plane you need for jointing it came down to a 2x the length of the plane for free rule. Ie a 18" plane joints a 36" board very easily without...
This particular guy is neither a K4 or a KK4. The K4's were originally made by Stanley, and rebranded for Keen Kutter using the round side Bedrock design very early on in the 1900's (for just a few...
Excellent, thanks alot Mike.
I'd shy away from Ash, Oak, or any other open grained wood species so that you can keep stuff from getting embedded down in the those open pores. I've got several benches with oak edging and after a...
As another of the BUS owners who loves the performance of his plane, and hates how the tote feels could I request that you maybe put together a template you could scan for us or something?
I've...
Were it me, I'd settle on some sort of a face vise, and a tail vise setup for a first bench.
You could build these vises yourself around a few metal screws that are pretty cheaply had at Lee...
Well, if you think about it a bit, you really could have made that long deep cut out (which I assume is rabbet like) on the bed rails by hand, it just would requite more time that you'd use doing it...
As far as using it for a tenon saw I think you'd be fine. I've got a modern 16" Lie Nielsen that's filed at 11 PPI rip and it does an excellent job. I've used it numerous times on 3"-4" long...
I recently had an old Disston #7 sharpened by Mark at Bad Axe and while he did a phenomenal job on the saw for a great price, I did find that he didnt hold to the time lines he sent to me very well....
I'll take the opposite point of view, I've got the LV Minature, LV Small, LV Medium and LV Rabbet planes and I find that the one I reach for most often is the Small sized one. Seems to fit my hand...
I used 3/4" round holes in all of my benches as there are a wide array of accessories being made commerically for that size these days.
As far as holdfasts go, the ones Joel over at Tools For...
The battle with rust is an ongoing struggle, no one thing will prevent it entirely.
In my shop I've tried coatings with Johnson's paste wax, camilla oil, WD40, and various other spray on coatings...
There still looks like there's a pretty good amt of stone left there. Why dont you just get a diamond stone dresser and take the dish out of it?
Heh, redundant planes....there is no such thing, or at least thats the story I continue to stick to when my wife asks why more planes have shown up on my shelves since she was last in the shop :)
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Like the other posters before me, I don't mark any of my vintage cast iron planes, or my modern ones simply because its a hassle, and I don't loan them out or take them off site from my shop.
My...