Popular Post steven newman Posted January 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 "It followed me home, can I keep it?" When last seen, this was screw to an Oak plank, and hung as a coat hook....tag said "Dowel Cutter" $32.50 Plus sales tax. Got rid of the plank,....meh.. Had some issues going on....Got rid of the "coat hooks" , easy-out the broken bolt. Ordered the depth adjuster wheel ( $20, ebay) and cleaned things up a bit.. Easy-out wasn't....iron needs a lot of work.. Sole is flat, and cleaned up.. Tool drawer, I needed a wrench, and a tap.. 1/4" x 20. Have since bought a new thumbscrew at Lowes....1/4" x 20 x 3/4" long. will need to grind a point on it's end. About them handles? had some "spare" knobs, with bolts, had to find 2 that looked like they matched each other... Close enough? Plane is a Stanley No. 71-1/2, patent date is 10-29-01.....1901, that is. Think I can keep it? Gerald, LarryS, Harry Brink and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Harry Brink Posted January 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 It's a keeper! steven newman, Cal, Gunny and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gunny Posted January 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Nice, but for those like me who don't know this. What is it and what does it do? Cal, Larry Buskirk, Al B and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted January 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 It's a router plane...I'd love to have one. Guess I'll have to keep looking()...and may whoever turned that into a coat hanger burn in Hades along with those who drill holes in the sole of their bench planes. Cal, steven newman, Larry Buskirk and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HandyDan Posted January 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Haven't seen your truly brand new plane. Don't want to use it and get a scratch on it? HARO50, FlGatorwood, Fred W. Hargis Jr and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FlGatorwood Posted January 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Thanks, Steven, for salvaging and saving a wonderful tool. I have yet to acquire one, but I'm still looking. Who knows, I may get a deal yet! Fred, I totally agree. I'll help stoke the fire. Naw, I think my grannie already has that job. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Cal, steven newman and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven newman Posted January 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, HandyDan said: Haven't seen your truly brand new plane. Don't want to use it and get a scratch on it? It has been in use...just a might big for what I'd been working on.....been using it more as a scrub plane....and to level out rough sawn lumber.... Cal, Al B, Gunny and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven newman Posted January 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Note: This is what it looked like, when I bought it.. Called a Dowel Cutter... Been watching this for almost a year....3 block walk from my house..... Gunny, Al B, HARO50 and 5 others 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlGatorwood Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 A small digression: there used to be member on this forum who built small handplanes. I can't remember his name and I am wondering how he is. steven newman, Gunny and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bundoman Posted January 13, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Nice grab! I bought the “towel hanger” cousin to this one a year or so back. It was screwed to a barn board. It set me back 28 bucks and all of the parts were present but stuck. Took a little work to get everything free and sent that one to a new home. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Gunny, Cal and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gerald Posted January 13, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Nice save. Mine is a bit newer and has the the fence with it. There was a piece broken that seems to be broken on all I have seen , just do not remember now what. I had to get a new blade or should I say a different size but it works well. It is a #71 and it may be that bridge in front that is broken off. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Cal, steven newman and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven newman Posted January 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Ok, we gaining on it... Handles installed. Iron is now as sharp as I can get....and it's edge is even straight. $0.45 Thumbscrew....end has been ground to a point. Wheel gets here, Thursday. Test track? Knifed the lines, then used a backsaw....results? And a flat bottom.. Been doing a bit of grinding, today... Trying to turn this... Into a 3/8" wide cutter....about 1/2 way done.....the 1/2" one is more like 0.475" wide.... Might just be a keeper.... Harry Brink, DuckSoup, p_toad and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 I think I can turn some nice handles for that steven newman, Cal and FlGatorwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) On 1/12/2020 at 8:52 PM, FlGatorwood said: A small digression: there used to be member on this forum who built small handplanes. I can't remember his name and I am wondering how he is. That would be Herb, alias "Dadio". He's on here periodically, but doesn't post much any more. John Edited January 16, 2020 by HARO50 steven newman, FlGatorwood and Cal 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven newman Posted January 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Rehab complete. adjuster wheel is cleaned up, and installed Might be a keeper... HARO50, p_toad, Gerald and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Newman in for the SCORE! Cal, FlGatorwood, steven newman and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Great save & rehab Steven. I had to find a video to see how it is used as I don't think I've ever seen one before. steven newman and FlGatorwood 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven newman Posted January 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Roh kay, raggy...Since I now have a better grinder wheel on the grinder...decided to finish working of the 3/8" cutter from an allen wrench... had to get a cup of water...had to shorten the length a bit.. As it was a bit too tall, a case of grind and dunk, grind and dunk...Once it was the right length, and the end rounded over...then a Dremel with both a cutting wheel, and a grinding wheel the right size to make the notch...Two cuts to define the notch, then the wheel to make and level the notch..test fit? And, we have a 0.380" wide cutter. Look just above the left knob, you'll see a track made by this cutter. Now..my Stanley #45 has it's own box/case. There are 3 other planes that call a box home.. A Ward's ( Stanley) #78, a Stanley #39 3/8" Dado plane, and that Auburn Tool Co. No. 181 skewed rebate plane...had to tear down the 78, but, everything fits...even the lid closes Sooo, thought about building a box to house the 71-1/2, and it's cutters....might have some lumber left over.. Not sure about a case for that other router sitting there.... Did a screen shot, of a candidate for such a case....might just keep me busy over the weekend? Edited January 24, 2020 by steven newman p_toad, Gerald, HARO50 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven newman Posted January 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Found this on the inter-webby.. I think I could build a better version? Might take a weekend? FlGatorwood, Fred W. Hargis Jr, Gunny and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven newman Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Roh, kay...here we go, again.....drew a few lines, once I found a decent piece of plywood for the bottom of the box-to-be.. 1/4" in from two edges....this is to allow for a groove to house this plywood....bunch more markings coming. And the rest of the grooves...mainly to allow the plane to sit in the box.. In theory....however...other things must fit inside. There is a wood block to hold the cutters.. Which sits between the plane and the end of the box...like this... Had to add a bit...I also traced around the plane. And, made 2 runners for the plane to sit on... Cut the plywood to size.. So..NOW I can figure out the sizes of the box's sides....There is a plank, that I'd like to use.... So the grain runs all the way around the box...There was a slight problem, though.. Edge I wanted to use was a bit too wavy...other edge was a bit better.. Plank was also tapered, end to end....we have ways.. Set to the narrowest width, set the better edge against the fence, buzz the bad edge off, reset the fence a bit, and straight line the other edge. Not enough room to cross cut the plank on this saw...again, we have ways... This keeps up, I may have to send this out to be resharpened... all sides cut for length.. Don't really need the box this tall.. Just a little off the top? Next ...set up the other router, with a 1/2" dovetail bit. Cut a few sockets, doing pins first....then laid out and cut a few tails.. Will fine tune the fit, after the grooves are milled..got a second end done.. Nice, when I need a hammer to drive these together...let alone drive them apart.. Was getting a bit tired... Swept the floor, and called it quitting time. May work on the other two corners tomorrow....start time was 1445 hrs...quitting time was 1630hrs... Stay tuned...might get interesting.... HARO50, Harry Brink, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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