Hi everyone,
This is my first major hand plane restoration. I know, I know, this might seem quite ordinary for the more expreienced but I was so suprised by the outcome I thought I'd put up some pictures of the result.
I recently pick up this vintage Stanley handplace through a contact of mine. This is a no. 5c ( corrugated) "Sweet Heart" edition type 13 built between 1925 and 1928.
The plane had all of it's parts but was pretty much rusty, tarnised and full of gunk. I had my work cut out for me. Here is what it looked like when I got it:
After a couple evenings in the shop with some warm tea and lots of elbow grease, I finally managed to bring it back to this condition:
And for neanderthals of this forum I'm including some detail pics which I hope you'll appreciate. As you can see, the rosewood handle and nob have no cracks, the blade is of origin and still has a good 2 1/2" left on it. The lever cap is nickel plated and in very good condition.
This was a fun project to do. I have learn much about how they put them together and I have come to appreciate the feeling of an old well machined vintage tool. I got a good feeling this one is going to be my favorite. The only thing left is to properly hone the blade which will be my next task.
Thanks for looking!
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Originally Posted by Ken Werner
