Did some trading,today

April 5, 2017

6 hours ago, steven newman said:

Japanning is black, BTW...Sole?

From what I can see the Japanning is in very good condition??? The rest turned out pretty nice...Looked like is "drove" pretty well too.

5 hours ago, Dadio said:

The wood Steven has on the MF doesn't look like any tiger wood I have seen, too red.

My first thought was tiger wood too, but like you Herb, it seemed far too red even factoring in the finish and age. I'll certainly be on the lookout for these vintage MF planes just for the tote & knob if nothing else. Yard/garage sale season is approaching...you never know what treasure awaits on those hunts

April 5, 2017

There are two No. 9s on FeeBay right now......$50 each....that are just about the same as mine...

NOW you know why I am called Bandit in some circles.....

April 5, 2017

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

There are two No. 9s on FeeBay right now......$50 each....that are just about the same as mine...

NOW you know why I am called Bandit in some circles.....

No doubt when you add shipping probably north of $75...too rich for my blood I turned down a Craftsman, 3C for $20 today that was in pretty good condition...It was a newer one, probably late 70's or into 80's...had bakelite knob & tote and painted (blue) body.

April 17, 2017

On 4/1/2017 at 9:01 PM, steven newman said:

After some "research" found some info about these two planes...

Stanley had a Model number of G12-004.    Made in England.    It is a #4c type of plane.   While the handles are a dark brown plastic, the bolts for them have a brass nut.

Millers Falls No. 9 is a type 4...1955 era plane.. Has a smooth sole. and some very fancy handles.

Worked on the Stanley today ( and some other woodworking..)

Set this up at the bench. used 80 grit belt onboard.   Had to go and get a cup of water..   The bench grinder was also needed, mainly for the wirewheel on it. Ran the sides of the base casting on the belt for a while...left side was bad. Right side took a lot longer to get it this far..

Best that I can do....not sure where this plane had sat for 6 decades, but it wasn't a nice place.   The sole was also bad on the right side, had to beltsand it down...

Look back towards the heel. There is still a little bit of rough back there.   Sole is flat, though.

Lever cap had a bad case of Rust Measels/acne......most of the nickle plating was shot.   Wire wheeled it all off, which also removed the paint in the logo..not a problem..

It's a Scratch Repair Pen.   it has a small paint brush under the cap.   After the paint dries a day, I buff the letters free of paint, to show off the logo...

Iron works ( and my hands were smelling like a Foundry..) The iron needed it's back flattened a bit, sat too long clamped up.   Held the iron flat along the side of the beltsander

That jig is aVeritas MK1 honing guide.   Used it and the sander..

Held for the camera....When the beltsander is running, I have both hands on the guide, with a couple fingertips near the iron's edge.   When the fingertips say they are too warm, I dunk the iron in that cup of water.    I go until I have a nice bevel.   Then the sander is a benchtop, as I will set oilstones and wet-or-dry sandpaper ON the belt.   That way, they don't slide around. Got up to 2000 grit, both the 25 degree bevel and the back. I was going to use the strop...forgot, oops.

Once the woodworking for the day was done, I set up a pine 2x4 in the vise for a test drive....took a few tries to get the settings just right.   I can read a paper through those shavings sitting there.   It willjust have to do, for now.

Maybe tomorrow, I can rehab the Millers Falls.....maybe?

Stay tuned....,,,,STEVE, those 'see thru'' shaving can be used/applied across bac of 45 degree cut on PICTURE FRAME, I can't believe how strong the rascals are