I was cutting dadoes today using a Stanley 78, and I decided to try a wooden dado plane for comparison.
Then I remembered that I also have a wooden fillister that I've never tested.
They were all working, I was having fun, and I got into some light sharpening and cleaning. Once the last dado was cut, I took off the adjustable part of the fillister and then I found that the front corner of the fence was coming off. Then it came off.
The depth stop was always missing.
I want to restore this plane to be a user, the blade is good, the body seems good, and it was cutting like a champ.
I'd like some advice and opinions about materials, order of operations, cleaning brass and finding replacement parts.
I want to make another fence. What type of wood should I use? I've read that decent boxwood is hard to find.
Any advice on cutting the mortises for the brass screw sliders, those two brass pieces that slide on the screws to adjust the fence, I think they're brass, I'd like to clean those up and so far I've only cleaned steel. I use scotch pads and wd40 for steel.
The blade holder needs refinishing. To refinish the wood, is it just a matter of light sanding and BLO?
I need to buy a new depth stop, how should I measure the thread size and who sells depth stops?
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Thank you!