Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Some Old Planes.
I have been given a few old, once loved planes, that have spent a few uncared for years. They once belonged to my grandfather, a Carpenter of significant skill. Now they are badly rusted.
Believe it or not, the blades are still sharp enough to cut your hand on. Of the three planes, there is a stanley bailey ~5, #4 1/2 and a Record #4.
Since I have a Stanley Bailey #4, I am planning on restoring the #5.
It appears to have been welded together, I have no idea of it's history, but one have cleaned it up a little I will have some idea of how salvagable it is.
The restoration is a good project for you. How will you go about it?
ReplyDeleteWD40 to take them apart.
ReplyDeleteA drill with a wire brush to get the heavy rust off.
Carbide paper to get the rest off.
And then Scary Sharp (search the blog for more on this) to sharpen up the blades.