Slippery *LINK*

Dang!..how'd I miss that one??

John Longwitz-Doraville, GA

>Seriously..looks like you did well price-wise and you may have one of the earlier more desirable types. I'm new to this forum myself and look forward to any tips you receive from others more in the know. Good luck.

Look in the articles

Dan Donaldson

>There is one in the hand tools area on tuning planes.

Tuning a hand plane - good info here *LINK*

Andrew F in Australia

>Cheers,

Andrew


Good step-by-step on how to tune a hand plane

Re: Slippery *LINK*

paul womack

>I note the seller didn't mention the chip off the casting, but it's so obvious in the photos, I guess he wasn't deceptive. That plane looks mighty sounds, but in need of some extensive TLC. Don't panic!

I have a whole page of plane tuning advice and links (below)

BugBear


plane tips

Re: Slippery

William Duffield on the Cohansey

>There are two chips off the casting, one in the left rear corner, and another in the left front corner, which spoils it for the collectors, no matter how good shape the rest of it is, but in and of themselves will make no functional difference. However, when one sees things like that, one must wonder if the falls caused more serious damage, invisible in the photos. In these cases, it makes sense to ask the seller questions before bidding.

Re: sharp eyes!

paul womack

>...and another in the left front corner

Missed that one. It still looks like it'll tune up just fine. On a personal note, I find the small adjusters more difficult to use than the large ones, but the low knob lovers either like small adjusters, or have learnt to like 'em, or just put up with 'em.

Low knob changed to high knob at the same time as small adjuster changed to large adjuster.

(although of course, anyone with a lathe and a suitable die can make a high knob plane into a low knob plane...)

BugBear

Ditto - and it is a #5, too.

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>

dang, I loked at those High Quaility pics

Victor Parisian - Houston

>for several minutes before I spotted the chips. Hope the mouth is still tight and no pitting on the blade. My ebay special with bad pitting on the blade doubled in price with the new hock high cabon blade. How do I explain this to my lovely bride?

ferget the snow tires, dear--we're buying a lathe!

John Truxell-Svenson (jvs)

>

Ok, now I feel like an ape--struggling along with bold cutters and a needle file all this time.




/jvs, who likes low knobs and those black plastic/bakelite depth wheels.

ferget the snow tires, dear--we're buying a lathe!

John Truxell-Svenson (jvs)

>[trying this again...]




...anyone with a lathe and a suitable die can make a high knob plane into a low knob plane.




Ok, now I feel like an ape--struggling along with boly cutters and a needle file all this time.

/jvs, who likes low knobs and those wartime black plastic/bakelite depth wheels.