Having a bit of fun

[bandit571]

A while back, I received a mailer bag with 2 chunks of Rosewood....mainly to repair or replace a couple handles on a few planes....Traced around one Jack plane's tote, and roughly cut out a copy.....then, while watching the Furnace guys install a new furnace for the house..

   
Got to looking at the cutoffs from sawing the replacement tote....thought that maybe a sliver would do a small repair to that tote...

   
I planed the 2 mating surfaces as best I could..then some glue and a clamp...letting it sit a day...

Well, we now have HEAT in the house!   Went to the shop for a spell, today...shape and sand, shape some more, sand all the old finish off...sand some more..had a Dremel with a Flex shaft, and a large sanding drum for the Dremel.....finally, had to open up the spot for the bolt's head ( one piece bolt, war era type 3) that the repair had almost covered up..Got it marked out using said bolt....Then, a brace and bit to open it up...then sand again.....then a coat of Gunstock stain..
 

   
Will let this dry overnight....then maybe a top coat?

   
Millers Falls No. 14, Type 3.....I also have a Craftsman version...almost the same age...

   
Has the wrong knob, and is missing a chunk of horn....should be able to replace the missing horn...but maybe try to turn the correct knob?   Without a lathe?
 

   
Hmmm..more fun.   Drill a hole, clamp a knob sized blank in the drillpress...and see how that spins out.   As for that rough blank of a handle?  Seems I have a Stanley #5 that could use a new tote?  
Stay tuned...

[MauleSkinner]

Looks great!

FWIW, Paul Sellers does a nice job of showing how to make a tote and knob with basic hand tools...
https://paulsellers.com/paul-sellers-videos/

[bandit571]

Yep...just watched both of them.....I will use SOME of his ideas.....and some of mine....and see what turns up

[bandit571]

NEXT!   Went from this blank..
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Then drill a hole...or 2..
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While trying to follow that line...
 
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#3 bit....tends to drift a bit
  Larger hole for the brass nut was a forstner bit..

Then the dust clouds appeared..until...

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About halfway done with shaping...I thought I could use the old 1" strip sander...

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Belt was too worn down, about useless.   Replaced the drum sander on the Dremel..
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New drum sander, backed the speed off a bit...and finished shaping, and removing all the burn marks
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Got to the "Test for fit" stage....then left the handle in place, clamped the plane in the bench vise...and strips of 180 grit to "shine" the wood like a shoe.  then a coat of BLO..
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Then the rest of the parts installed..
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And allow to dry, until it no long stinks up the shop
  While I figure out which repair to work on next...
Stanley No. 5 Jack plane...look any better?
 
Stay tuned

[Phil S.]

Lee Valley has templates for totes available for free here -

https://assets.leevalley.com/Original/10...c-07-e.pdf  for 2, 3 and 4 planes
https://assets.leevalley.com/Original/10...c-06-e.pdf  for 5 and up planes
https://assets.leevalley.com/Original/10...c-01-e.pdf  for Veritas planes

I used one to re-handle a #6 type 8 I got from my dad and it worked out well.

But it looks like you already have a handle on it.

[bandit571]

Tote No. 2 is done...
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Replaced that taped up handle...
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With a new Rosewood one.   Plane is a Stanley No. 4, Type 10. 
wondering IF I should refinish the front knob..
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Or...just make a new one....we'll see...

[stav]

I'd give refinishing the front knob a try and see how it looks. You can always decide to rebuild if it doesn't come out to your liking.

[bandit571]

Refinish the low knob....trying to get a new tall knob made.....issues with the hardware to hold the part in the drill press....2 trips to Lowes..so far..

[bandit571]

And.....in addition to the new knob out front...the rear tote needed a wedgey...
 
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Which meant I needed to re-find the hole for the tote's bolt...glued the wedge in place, let it sit a while.   gave up on the mandrel turning...180 grit sanding disc and a lot of sanding going on....while waiting on the glue.
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Forstner bit was a hair too big...just the way the evening was going..
 
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While the smelly BLO  cured...then added the rest of the plane's parts..
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So, this is what that jack plane looked like, back in September, when it came home with me....

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Plane is a Millers Falls made for Sears,  lever cap and iron are both with a Craftsman logo....otherwise, it would be a post-WW2, Type 2 No. 14......

Waiting on the BLO to finish curing in all the handles...then a top coat will be added...

hopefully, these planes will look a little better?   There IS a horn-less Stanley No. 8, Type 7 that could use a new horn....we'll see

Stay tuned...

[bandit571]

Got a chance to use that last Jack plane the other day....
 
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Bear in mind, this plane had a brazed back together base...someone had snapped the poor thing into 2 pieces.....then did a decent enough job to braze it back together.   Yes, I did have to flatten the sole during rehab..banana-sole..


Anyway, iron is sharp, chipbreaker is adjusted for a better fit.  And now, it has decent handles, again...

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Imagine that...a $5 busted up jack plane, acting like a smooth plane...full width, see-through shavings....as a Jack plane?   Works even better than that WR #62 I have.