Father's day rust

6/20/05, 10:34 AM #1

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Father's day rust

Jack Guzman from Maine

>My wife and I visited our local flea market yesterday.We look forward to their annual opening every year.This place has alot of stuff with good prices.I can usually find useful hardware and they occasionally have a few woodworking tools for cheap.The planes however are usually picked over before I get there.I imagine a few collecters know about this place. He's been here as long as I can remember.

I saw a few molding planes minus irons,a handyman #4,a busted up #27 transitional and hey ,wait a minute!There on the bottom shelf is a #6 that looks interesting.I pick it up for closer inspection and see three patent dates,90 percent japanning,uncracked rosewood handles,no pitting,no broken parts,no missing parts.Hey this is a perfect type 11 Stanley. Problem is the price is $45 and I already have a perfectly good 6,even though it's alot newer.I can't really justify paying that much when I already have one.LOML comes up and says "Want me to get that for you for father's day?" Problem solved.

Now I got to get it all cleaned up and sharpened.New dilemma. Shuold I get an aftermarket iron for it? That Stanley iron looks awful thin.Maybe a different bevel angle for special use? Clean and sharpen the original iron and use it as it was intended? I guess I can handle those difficult questions.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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6/20/05, 10:47 AM #2

Richard A. Gillespie, Jr.
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Richard A. Gillespie, Jr.

>Good score! Sounds like you'll be putting the new plane right to work. I agree with your thoughts about going to the thicker blade.

It's wonderful when your wife comes through for you like that. Mine bought me the LV Scrub for Fathers Day.

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6/20/05, 5:36 PM #3

Dale Lenz-Tahlequah, OK
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>in a # 6 Bailey(sp). The iron is so thick it chokes the thinest shavings. I think you will need to widen the mouth as I WILL, once I get around to it, : ' >...Enjoy your new toy..Dale

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6/20/05, 5:42 PM #4

John Truxell-Svenson (jvs)
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John Truxell-Svenson (jvs)

>Nice find! I would try it out clean, sharp, and "stock" before deciding--you might be suprised.

[disclaimer--I have a #6 problem...]

I did the same with a friend's newly acquired Type 11, and it was pretty impressive even next to the best of the small herd of ~6's I have, a round-side 606 that has been reference-flattened, with a lap-bedded and flattened frog, squared, sharpened, and tightened mouth, with a Hock iron/breaker combination). All I did to it was sharpen the blade and fit the cap iron. The machining is so tight that this is all it took to get nice fluffy shavings and an excellent surface finish in midlin' complicated cherry and maple. It's also easier to swing around than any of mine (especially the Clifton, but also lighter than the T-17, T-13 or the 606), and the "thin" blade works fine for most of what I threw at it.

You did $35 than my friend, who still got a pretty decent deal given the quality and results. It might work out just fine, and a happy Fathers' day "you suck!"

/jvs

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6/20/05, 9:24 PM #5

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Yeah, what John said YOU SUCKx2!

1 for finding the 6 in great shape for a great price, and 1 for having a wife that not only didn't give you any grief, but BOUGHT IT for you! Did she know that you already had a 6?

I'm with the others who are against adding an aftermarket blade. I've really no complaints with my "thin blades" in any of my older planes, and thruth be told I find it a bit blaspamhy to open up the mouths of older planes for the thicker blades, but that's me.

Todd O.

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6/20/05, 9:38 PM #6

Jack Guzman from Maine
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>I think I may just keep it as is as long as it behaves. Yes,she knew I already had one. I'm a lucky guy. She totally supports my tool buying habit,as long as I don't put us into debt.Of course I keep her supplied with end tables,knick-knack shelves and such whenever she asks.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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6/20/05, 9:43 PM #7

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Sounds like a good present! I hate to sound like Todd's echo, but why not flatten I polish the old blade, polish and tune the heck out of the chip breaker, and give it a go. Maybe it will work to your satisfaction - it is not an Ultimate Smoother, after all.

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