On a Stanley #26 I am rebuilding, the rear handle is ...well...JUNK

 

Found a spare in the parts bin.   No cracks, but the horn was broken off.    Ground a flat spot where the new one would go.   Needed some new wood.....hmmm, maybe a stick of Walnut?   Thickness was to thin, but, IF I turned the block on it's face, and cut it to width that way...Then sit it in a clamp overnight.

Well this afternoon, went down and removed the clamp.    Used a Stanley #31 handle as a pattern of sorts.    No carving chisels around.....AH, scrollsaw!    Rough cut to the shapes needed.    Now, how to smooth them out?    Drag out the beltsander, place it handle down in the leg vise.    Sand until I liked the shape, and the old finish was gone down to bare wood.   Drilled a new hole for that brass thingy on top of the handle bolt

Sitting behind the old tote.    Those two extra brass screws is something that I will leave out of this rebuild.  Another look

Time to install this thing, and give a BLO bath

Sitting on top of the beltsander I use.  Another look?

will be giving this entire plane a rub down.   1 coat on the handle, 2 coats on the rest of the wood wroks. 

 

BTW:  Walnut dust STINKS!!!   Nasty smelling stuff.  

Ok, what happened?

 

No pictures?

 

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Site is acting screwy today, half the time, I can't even access this site..

Ok, what happened?

 

No pictures?

 

Posted a reply. It is gone.

 

Site is acting screwy today, half the time, I can't even access this site..

I was having the same trouble about 2 hours ago.

And I was wanting to see those pictures. Sounded like you came up with a good plan.

Try again with photos only

adding a chunk of walnut

After shaping, compared to the old handle

New top hole  drilled

Fitted to the plane, coat of BLO applied

waiting on the BLO to dry, then maybe another test drive?

 

We'll see IF these turn out...