A little overboard with this one?

[steven newman]

Well one of the three plane from a swap, a trans jack plane.   made by Sargent, and sold as a Fulton. 

Yeah, that one in the center of that motely group.

 Already had refurbbed it a bit, so how about a little show & tell?

 

How this thing looks now.   Removed the crud off the rear handle, and found a wee bit of grain going on.   As for the sole, it needed a good flattening, as in  my level was a teeter-totter sitting on it.   Handplanes soon had that problem fixed, right behind the mouth was a tall hump.  As for now?

 

Not bad looking Beech wood.   The frog needed some new bolts, since the one was MIA.    New ones are BRASS, but still round headed, with a slot.

Not sure what size Sargent used, But this one used 1/4" x 20 threads.   Frog seems to be a type two, late 1890s.   Rest of the wood screws have a Phillips head to them, for now.   IF I can find some with slots, I will use them.

Had to go up a size, as the old ones were stripping the holes a bit.    There IS one just under the Brass/steel adjuster wheel, too.    Front knob got a new brass screw as well

 

Left the finish alone on it, though.   Iron is sharp.  

 

This is a Sargent made #3416 Jack plane, 16" long, with a 2-1/8" wide iron.   iron is stamped as FULTON     WARRANTED.   Weighs about HALF of the IRON bodied Sargent #414 I also have ready to work. 

 

Might have over did the "Glam" a bit, but, it  is MY plane for now...

[lew]

That's a beauty!

[Gene Howe]

Nice, Steven.

Question re: those wallered out screw holes. Would brass inserts work? Then, machine threads could be used.

[steven newman]

Didn't have any inserts.   The front knob is a big. LONG wood screw, about a #10 size.   The one under the adjuster wheel was missing.   Thinking about adding a smaller brass bolt into the toe of the rear handle.   I'd have to drill and tap for that, though..

[John Moody]

Classic refurb. You didn't over do it either.