So I picked up a couple wooden body planes at the swap meet this weekend. The first is 19 inches long. So it's a long try or jointer? The condition and patina on this one is very pleasing. There are no cracks on this one to be found. And it has a nice English ( i think )made blade and cap. This one is a bit of a Frankenstein with respect to the handle. The original was replaced with a donor from another plane and the handle itself is solid . The fitting of the handle into the plane is very nicely.. But the two screws that originally held it in place are no longer doing her job. I believe that the best thing to do would be to glue or epoxy in the handle. If epoxy is used I could tinted very dark so it would match the wood closely. But I have a few questions on this one.
- should I use glue or epoxy to sattatch the handle? or does it matter which?
- After doing the handle part in should I put the two screws back in their locations since they are part of the planes history?
- Does the mouth look like it's capable of doing fine work? or would his need some work on the mouth to pull fine shavings
- 2nd one is a small smoother (ubiquitous I know)
Here is the smooth plane. seems like the mouth aint tight enough. so maybe add a new sole and tighten the mouth or graft in some wood to the front of the mouth..
So what do you guys think?
p.s.
I have a mess of stanleys I have fettled but been curious to try some wood bodies.. Are these good candidates?
Thanks.