I worked over a few handtools tonight.    Was a bit wierd down there, though.   I would move a bit, then weight while me head caught up.

 

First, I cleaned off a Disston saw.   Rust was trying to take hold.    Saw is "special", and says so right on the plate, no less.

"National Hardware Special"  from 1954.   Finally, something YOUNGER than me in the shop.  Not sure IF you can read the etch in the photo

It has DISSTON in big block letters, no less. 

 

Checked out the larger planes tonight, and found them needing some sharpening, too.   First to feel the stones was a Small Jointer plane

Had to grind a new bevel with the grinder, polish the bevel with the 1" wide beltsander. then it could go to the stones, and the papers.   A bit of stropping and a polishing of the chipbreaker followed.  Almost a full width shving you can read through.  Chipbreaker did have a gap where it met the iron.   That narrow belt sander worked it flat, and started a polish to the edge,   Then a bit on a stone, then the strop.  No gaps seen, now. 

 

Next was the old Stanley #5-1/2 Jumbo Jack

same routine, until it worked like a smoother....Of course, Junior had to tag along, as well...

All this talk of acting like a smoother, brought out a Millers Falls #9 Smoother, as well

used it to clean things up a bit, since it was already sharp.  One last plane needed a bit of work

A Stanley #31 Jointer plane.   Been having chattering issues lately.   Chipbreaker was only in contact at one corner on the iron.  Bevel on the iron was rounded over, too.   Back was a little bit out of flat.   Got all that fixed, including the chipbreaker being bent.  Ball pean hammer fixed that.   Ran a the test drive on some pine scrap.   It was cutting see-through stuff. 

 

Tried out a couple block planes.....meh, next time I float back down there, I might give them a little working over.    Enough for one night. 

Glad to see you are taking it easy!

 

Nice saw!!

Nice clean up on the saw. Hard to fine them with the etching still there.

 

also nice job on the plane. Those are some nice shavings.