Just a wood bodied, iron framed Jack plane
Price was $15, with FREE shipping.......in other words, I paid about $3 for the plane, AND shipping
Box arrived yesterday's mail. Mostly torn down to get it into the medium shipping box
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Hmmm, has a few "issuues" The rear handle had a couple extra brass screws at the top, AND a cracked bottom. Iron was a bit on the short side. Lots of rustiness..
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That frog had an issue, as well. The tab that engages the chipbreaker was ground off. Body was a bit strange too
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This is the toe end, so worn down it was right up to the Rule & Level Co. stamp. There was almost 1/2" more at the heel. A tapered jack plane? Sole was otherwise flat.
Added some 100 yr old barn wood to the sole. Found a spare yoke to replace the ground off one, found a spare tote, and a chunk of walnut to make a new horn on that spare tote. Chopped a new mouth opening through the new sole. Marked out the new thickness of the body to get rid of the tapered look. Put the OEM blade into a drawer. Place a newer, LONGER 2" wide iron onto the cleaned chipbreaker.....hmm, chipbreaker's edge was at an angle? Re-ground it straight across, and re-tuned it. Set up a scrap of Pine in the vise so I could run this new Jack plane along an edge
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Might need to sharpen the "new" iron.
Note: While planning the new sole. Kept checking with a straightedge
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Hmm, a gap up front. Back end was 1/2" thicker, had to work my way towards the toe. Recheck
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Ah, no gaps, check the diagonals
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And I also kept track of the sole to sides squareness.
Mouth is a bit large, but about right for a jack plane.
Still have a tote to carve up, after a day in the clamps.