Estate Sale Find

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Jim Reed @ Tallahassee

>Nice plane. My guess is that it was used for some sort of moulding, like the handgrip sides of a stair rail. For planes like this I clean them with mineral spirits and then wipe them down with 50-50 boiled linseed oil and turpentine. As for the blade, flaten the back and knock the rust off the profile. You can use sandpaper around a large dowel for shape. Good luck.

Also, if you haven't already,

Wiley Horne

>google 'James Cam' and you will find some flattering comments.

Wiley

Stair tread plane

Jim in Burlington On

>Might be for making stair treads. I prefer to wipe them down with mineral spirits and then give them a coat of shellac except the sole then wax the whole plane up nice.

Forkstaff Plane

Todd Hughes

>I think this plane is a type called a forkstaff plane a plane used in making Handles and round stock. Sort of looks like a nosing plane but I never seen one this long or with a handle, they normaly look like a molding plane.

I also think this plane started life as a razee shaped Jack plane and was owner modified to the profile it is now. James Cam was an 18th century edge tool maker BUT after he died various other tool makers used his name cashing in on his reputation right on up into the 1900s making it hard to date anything with his name on it. My guess was that it was a cheaper grade plane from the middle 1800s or so. Could even be an owner made plane, hard to tell from the photos but doesn't look like it to me. Check the front end good for a makers stamp.

...I clean alot of planes like this and what i do is spray them with some WD40 and clean the dirt or paint off with some fine steel wool. Then wipe down with a clean rag and wax it if it needs it.Works great and is fast and leaves a good finish that doesn't look like it has been messed with.....Todd

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paul womack

>I think this plane is a type called a forkstaff plane a plane used in making Handles and round stock. Sort of looks like a nosing plane but I never seen one this long or with a handle, they normaly look like a molding plane.

All the ones I've ever seen (either from other people, or "in the wild") have been coffin-smoother shaped.

BugBear

Hmmmm...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA

>A reverse scrud plane;^). Clean it up and put it back to use.

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John Snyder

>I've refinished many antique wooden planes. If you don't have anything truly collectible, whats the hard with stripping it down, sanding out all the imperfections & refinishing it. It'll look like a NEW plane ... with not alot of work. To me, its a whole lot more enjoyable to use than an old ratty looking plane with the "patina" factor intact ... give it a shot-

John