January 23, 201214 yr  Just a heads-up:   That Liberty Bell plane is scheduled to go into the shop, for a complete rebuild.   Body work will include a "paint stripper", and a metal cleaner.   Blade will be tuned up as well.   That rear handle thingy will be replaced, with a wood tote.   There will be a few pictures as I go along. Stay tuned.......'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 23, 201214 yr Author  I may have lucked into a "new" tote for the rear handle.   Not rosewood, but still WOOD!   Waiting on a box for the "Left Coast" so It mmay be awhile on that part of the show.   First off, I have to go down and dig the old boy out of the tool box.   Then some disassembly, then a clean up can begin. The "new" tote may serve as a pattern for one out of that old Oak I have.   If the tote looks good, I may leave it alone, and install it.    Might need a screw to do that with, so, I'll look around for that, as well. Had 2+" of that white stuff two days ago, right now it's raining,and in the 50s!  Had a Thunderstorm at 3 am this morning.  back down into the 30s tomorrow.     Weather in Ohio...... don't like it, wait a day, it will change..... 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 23, 201214 yr Author  Disassembly photos:a naked body!  This is the wooden part of this old plane.  It has been a LONG time since it was like this. Front Kanobi with a screw.  Blade adjustor assembly.   Blade/chip breaker.   Needing a GOOD cleaning.  Blade will get a good sharpening as well. And now, the UGLY..this WAS the tote on the plane.  Big old screw as well. And something better to look at:I need to clean this up as well.   That is a casting of a Liberty Bell.  I guess this is called the cap iron?   That thunbscrew tightens the whole shebang up.  This weekend, I should get a new (to me) tote.  We'll see how it looks, and go from there. I THINK the number on this plane is #127, or #129.  There is a small chip out right in front of the mouth on this plane.  It is in front of the opening, not behind it.  When I clean the body up, I'll see how bad it is.. Well, we are started along 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 24, 201214 yr Keeping an eye on it Steve. Should be a nice project.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
January 24, 201214 yr Author  Not much to show, right now.  Cleaning off several YEARS worth of crud.    Found a small chip out in front of the mouth opening.  It is not behind the blade so it might be alright. Chip breaker needs a little work, to sit flat on the iron.   Iron needs to see a sharpener soon.   I will get to that when I do the rest of the plane irons I have.    Body is OLD!  The plane's that is.  ( Mine is too) A few checks in the wood, a lot of blackened areas, and some paint marks. Got most of the paint marks scraped off, now a matter of sanding the whole block of wood down. Someone had sprayed some silver paint on the metal works. Going to try and clean it off.   Will need to repaint a gloss black anyway.   'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 25, 201214 yr Author  Got the adjustor cleaned up last night at work, along with the "cap iron".     Need to get the rust cleaned off, primered, and gloss painted.   I also took along an OLD Billings/Coes "Monkey wrench to clean off.     Simple Green soak half the night, with a brass brush scrub.   A shot or two of WD40, and they came back home.   12-1/2" long Monkey wrench!   Photos of THAT tomorrow, got to go to work tonight.     Stay tuned.'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 28, 201214 yr Author  A little research on this plane:   It IS a Stanley No.129.   From the stamping on the body's front edge, it is from 1888-1892. Wood does have a few checks in it, but not bad.    Debating a new sole for this plane.    A chip out near the mouth, and a worn corner near the backend.  Not real bad, not perfect,either.   Decisions...  Got the rattle can of black enamel tonight, will be spraying things up later.   As for the clean-up, Simple Green does a nice job, with a brass scrub brush to move the grime away. A photo or two, before the paint goes back on:the adjustor assembly...THE Liberty Bell, and a look at the bodythe chip out area (not too bad) and a look at the checky endyou should look so good at 100+ years old!    Just surface check, nothing deep. Be back later after the paint dries.... 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 28, 201214 yr Steve, the purpose of the brass scrub brush, is this to minimize scratching the metal?John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
January 28, 201214 yr Author  Yep.  I just needed to remove the gunk that the Simple Green bath loosened up.   Steel wire brush would have scratched the "H" out of stuff.   I have got the "new" tote today.    Need to find some better screws to match.  Paint job is done ( for now) and the blade and chip-breaker are sharpened back up. A couple photos to keep everyone happy...Working on a sun tan?Stamped into this end: STANLEY     RULE & LEVEL Co.     No. 129All ready to go back to work.  Plane is a bit old (like me) and somewhere along the years, it picked up a nail in it's side.   It sits there nice and flush.   I will leave the sole alone for now. 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
January 29, 201214 yr That turned out well and the tote looks good. I have a Liberty Bell Jointer that needs a tote or a repair hope to find a donor plane or a chunk of beach to repair with. markGood, Better, Best never let it restTill your Good is Better and your Better is Best.
January 30, 201214 yr Nice job Steve. It should be ready for it's second 100 years now!John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
January 30, 201214 yr Steve,What a wonderful plane. Well done Sir, well done.russNo greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.
January 31, 201214 yr Author The tote is off a stanley #5.    Most any of the larger totes will work, #5-#8.    I needed a long screw to fasten the tote in place.  On these, the tote just screws right to the plane's body.Mark Dorman said:That turned out well and the tote looks good. I have a Liberty Bell Jointer that needs a tote or a repair hope to find a donor plane or a chunk of beach to repair with. markGood, Better, Best never let it restTill your Good is Better and your Better is Best.
February 1, 201214 yr Author A little "Eye Candy".   I took this plane along tonight to the shop. I was getting some oak ready to make a saw handle:Looks like it works alright. This is from the edge of a piece of oak 1x6. 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
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