Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Yippee...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>For some time I've been hoping to find a reasonably priced Stanley 51/52 chute plane and board. Earlier this week picked up a plane only, in good shape, and installed a Hock iron and chip breaker. Works well on my homemade shooting boards.
Someday perhaps travels will result in a Stanley 52 board to match--at bottom-feeder price.
Best, Ted
Re: Yippee...
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>C'mon Ted, you can tell a better story than that. You make it sound as nonchalant as finding a quarter while out taking a walk.
C'mon now, where'd you find it? How much? etc, etc.
Would like to see a pic of it on your shooting boards.
Is it all that you thought it would be?
Congrats on this great score! I'm :~)for you
Todd O.
Re: Yippee...
Joel
>congrats but curious.
did you have to enlarge the mouth on the plane to get the hock iron to fit. my 51 can't fit a hock iron and only takes a standard thickness blade.
Congratulations
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>One of those is on my lust list too.
It was you...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>who once mentioned putting a Hock blade in a 51, and that's what triggered my ordering one. Thank you.
And yes, it does fit on mine. The chip breaker must be back about 3/32" from the edge of the blade, a bit further back than I usually set them.
Best, Ted
You luck dog...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond,CA
>I've been waiting for one of these for a while my self. I keep getting out bid...:^(
Cograts, and yes...you suck..
Joel, I forgot to add...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>a L-N blade is too thick, and the "Y" Adjusting Lever cannot engage to extend or retract the blade. The Hock's are much thinner than L-N, yet somewhat thicker than the Stanley, and work fine.
You can probably get the chip breaker pretty close to blade edge, as the blade need not extend far at all for cutting end grain. How far from blade edge must the chip breaker be on yours?
Best, Ted
I wish...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>I were better at telling stories, ToddO : )
It's a bit larger and somewhat heavier than I expected, never having seen or held one in the wild.
$250, eBay Buy it Now price. Not gloatable, but reasonable for both buyer and seller. Don't know whether I'll ever find a 52 chute board for the $100 I'd like to spend. I once bid $700 on an eBay 51/52 set, and it went for more than twice that.
My shooting boards came from Popular Woodworking. The adjustable one I did not build heavy enough, and it moves from hand pressure during a cut. I've come to feel the most simple are the best, and you adjust them with paper shims, ala David Charlesworth.
You staying dry?
Best, TedO
Re: Joel, I forgot to add...
Joel
>IIRC the hock was too thick. The mouth on mine was very very fine even with a stock stanley blade. But Karl Holtey made me an "E" series blade of the right (stock) thickness and it works better than the stock blade by a lot. I use a clifton cap iron on mine - less stress on the blade - and I have never been happier. I have the shute board also which is wonderful but the plane itself is the important part as you can make a shute board pretty easily but having the skew mouth and the tilted handle is just so comfortable.
Hock...Holtey...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>my memory's good, it's just short. : )
With the Hock in mine, the mouth is now tighter, too.
Best, Ted