And walked downtown.  I was just going to see IF anything was "new" at the usual place.....nope, same old,same old.    Walked back out, spotted a second store across the street....it was OPEN?   Turns out she is only open on Tuesdays, 12 - 4...my lucky day....

 

Asked about old tools....was shown a few sitting around....."How much for that rusty little thing?"    At first, she wanted $7......nah....then it was down to $5......Ok, I gave her a dollar to hold the "prize" until I could get back...3 blocks each way, twice....whew.   next time I'll DRIVE down there.    Paid her the $4 she needed, and walked home with this "treasure"

Handsome devil, ain't he?   1951 Dunlap, made by Sargent for Sears.   A small chip off the corner..meh..

Not exactly sure what colour the handles are supposed to be.....decided to rest up a bit, before the Rehab Shop could open...

Insides are a bit cleaner, even the spider stuff is gone.   Colour is actually black, camera causing the blue tint..

The sole did take awhile, as did the sides..

Hardware cleaned up...nasty finish on the handles has been wire wheeled off..

Yep, those are the bolts for the handles....handles were a tad loose, so I buzzed about 3 threads off the ends of the bolts.  Chipbreaker needed a bit of work t mate to the now flatten back of the iron.  Honed the iron to 400 grit, called it good enough..

Gave the plane a test drive after it was put  back together....and...here we go...

rear view..

Looks a tad bit more like a plane?  Works like one, too..

Might just do, for a 66 year old plane.    Plane is a #3 size.

The "Bandit" strikes again!

Good Job!!

Why is it when I find one it is 30 to 40. Looks good

2 hours ago, Gerald said:

Why is it when I find one it is 30 to 40. Looks good

Same here...saw several last week not nearly as "nice" as this one started out and they had $20-$30 on them...hoping for better luck once the yard/garage sale season "officially" begins.

4 hours ago, steven newman said:

Insides are a bit cleaner, even the spider stuff is gone.   Colour is actually black, camera causing the blue tint..

For as "nasty" as that appeared in the first picture, the Japanning looks remarkably well once cleaned up...in fact, near excellent.

You are the "plane whisperer" Steven! Another one rescued from a life of rust. Love it!

We never get deals like that out west, seems like the mid-west folks land these finds very frequently.

Question for you Steven, were the Dunlap label planes only sold at Sears? Just curious abut the history.

First there was the "Fulton" brand from Sargent, and sold at Sears,  then came the Dunlap brand, named after a saleperson at Sears.   Existed as a secondary line to the higher end "Craftsman" brand of planes.     If I recall correctly......

 

The reason there are so many Dunlap and Fulton planes out there...Sears seems to have sold a bunch of them.  

 

There WAS an import line, from Europe,  sometimes also called Estes, and then re-branded as Dunlaps.  Made in West Germany.

Edited April 12, 20179 yr by steven newman

Near as I can make out, that edge on the iron was still a factory grind one.   Very little needed done to the bevel, other than the hone work.   iron was a tad bent along it's length, got it straightened out.   Comes from sitting way too long all clamped down tight. 

Well, Tomorrow IS Tuesday......might just head downtown after lunch, and see IF she is open......maybe I'll leave sometime for others to buy?    Or, maybe not.   Will have to see what the budget is like.....and how much talking I think I can get away with....

 

Dungeon Shop was closed today....not much is scheduled....yet..