At least today.     USPS and UPS showed up today.      Here is a "Group Photo" of what came :Two number 3 sized planes, a number 4 sized, and a 14" long Jack  Jack was sold by Fulton @ Sears & Roebuck.   Old red frog, Sears   Craftsman ( a number 3 size) yep, it does have groovy sides, and phillips headed bolts....Stanley Handyman H1203   A stanley #3 size.   ever see a chip breaker like this??yeah, yeah, needs a little sharpening.    And last but not least..Millers Falls No. 9  type 4.   Still has that three point frog as wellLooks like I'll have something to work on while I'm off......

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That should keep ya busy for a day or two 

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactoryga.com/

 Spent about an hour out on the back porch bench.    Cleaned up the handyman H1203.    Chip beaker and lever cap have been galvanized ( WHY??)   but everything else cleaned up nicely.    Base has a coat of Gray paint on it, instead of the normal black.    Debating whether to leave the gray on, or strip it down.    Black frog looks ok.  just a wire brushing.     Sole got cleaned off ( lots of paint streaks, and rust) as well as the sides.   Still have to flatten the sole.  

This MIGHt be like a Vitamin.......One-a-days....

And, yes, i intend to re-sharpen that chewed up iron.   Must be a lot of nails back where this came from...

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All kinds of neat stuff

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
EX-21
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

 Took awhile tonight, but got them all tuned up.   No painting this time, wasn't really needed.  However, the Moxxon TP was  everywhere...Stanley handyman H1203  a Stanley #3 sizeSears Craftsman #3 smoother.    Groovy sides and all.  Stripped that thick red finish off the handles of this Millers Falls No. 9 ( along with a tune up)Refinished the knob on the Fulton 14" Jack, along with a tune up.    About an hour a plane. 

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things of beauty.

thanks for sharing.

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

  Seems that Sargent made both the Fulton 414 Jack plane (for Sears & Roebuck) but they also made the Craftsman #3.    The Craftsman I got was a  Hercules clone.  Got a nice long bed to it, longer than most of my #4s.  Iron is still a #3 size @ 1.75" wide.   Plus, it does have those "Groovy" sides.     Fulton may get the tote off of my #129 Stanley.    Might do a even-up swap.   Got both up and running, for now.    As for them "purple plastic handles"     we'll see......

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Looking good Steve. Your doing some fine work on getting these old relics in workable condition.

I got a question, I noticed the shavings are pretty narrow, indicating a blade not even across the cutting edge or cambered too much, as it is your only getting shavings that appear to be about a half inch in size. Have you worked on getting those blades to cut more wood? Or are you intentionally cambering them to take only a small amount out of the material? Preferably you'd like to see a shaving almost nearly the same width as the blade, unless again, it is cambered, but even a properly cambered blade should produce shaving about 3/4 the width of the blade.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Shavings are 3/4" wide, due to my planing a 3/4 wide piece of scrap oak.    Fulton is not cambered, yet.   Not counting shipping costs,  these four planes cost a whopping $12 total.       Works out to be about $8 (counting shipping) each.    Not bad when one of them turns out to be a Millers Falls No. 9 type 4.   

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