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Refurb! Rustiness in the shop!

steven newman
steven newman
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 While awaiting a box from Wood River, got a small jack plane in the mail.   Made by Stanley, called a Four Square Junior Jack plane.    11" long, instead of the usual 14".     Iron is 1-3/4" wide instead of 2".   Came in  all rusty ( YEAH!) and dirty, with the iron and chip breaker in backwards.ning-sdc15145-13418-14.jpg?width=750Lever cap wouldn't fit over the bolt, even.   Got things apart, CAREFULLY as not to strip out anything.  ning-sdc15148-13418-84.jpg?width=750Frog will need some work, tooning-sdc15149-13418-21.jpg?width=750Sole was NASTY!ning-sdc15147-13418-65.jpg?width=750Got after things with the usual drill press/wire wheel, and a beltsander.    Some of the parts cleaned upning-sdc15151-13418-66.jpg?width=750All the bolts got a wire brush cleaning.   Went after the sole a bitning-sdc15155-13418-97.jpg?width=750Will need abit more, but looks better than before.    Iron is a SW era one.  Got it nice and cleaned up , and honed back to SHARP.     Back is flat and polished.    Tried the assembled plane out on some Pine scrapning-sdc15152-13418-18.jpg?width=750Getting there.   May have to move the frog back just a hair.    Mouth is almost too tight.   Portrait?ning-sdc15154-13418-72.jpg?width=750Haven't decided on the handles, as yet.   Might leave them as is.    As for it's larger relative?ning-sdc15156-13418-42.jpg?width=750That is a "normal sized" #5 Jack sitting behind the "Junior"  plane.    Look any better???



Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

Your going to have to open up a tool store soon here Steve!



John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops and Wounded Warriors Project

Looks good Steve. You really got a system down!


John Moody
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John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
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Got a coat of black paint on the lever cap.   Then had to wire brush the Stanley logo clean, again.  ning-sdc15165-13419-31.jpg?width=721Not the best photo.   Sole was pitted a bit, but cleaned up nicelyning-sdc15169-13419-71.jpg?width=721That is a normal size Jack plane it is sitting on.    One big pit near the mouth area.     Got the iron all nice and sharp, and even got a mirror polish to it.    Tested it out on some Black Cherry  face grainning-sdc15168-13419-59.jpg?width=721Not too shabby???   The Wood River did try this out too.     It's shavings were about twice as thin.     NICE!!!



Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

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