Hand Plane Restoration Paint

The jointer plane is the plane that i used the spray paint on the 3 shows how i taped it off.

Hand plane restoration paint. All the planes ive collected have received this restoration process. This bench plane restoration guide is part one of two parts of a series on how to restore a vintage bench plane and other vintage hand tools. This is a sargent 4 that is in decent shape. Many believe fervently that old tools should not even be cleaned maintaining every grimy detail of its use and history.

Click on thumbnails for full size images. For those of you that dont know a hand plane is a woodworking tool thats been around for a few centuries a. Lapping the sole disassembly cleaning the fittings frog preparation. Don wilwol edited last 2 2020 part 2 of the bench plane restoration guide is here.

On a recent trip to north carolina my wife and i had stopped at an antique store where i found a few decent stanley bailey hand planes. After a quick clean of the surface to make sure no debris was hanging around i applied a thin coat of black spray paint to give a consistent top coat. Others prefer refinishing them to like new. The original paint on the plane wasnt beyond saving.

Opinions on the restoration of old hand planes or virtually any antique item for that matter vary widely and are frequently debated within their respective communities of interest. Detailed explanation and restoration of a stanley no. Thats all for this blog. Every blog on hand plane restoration starts with some kind of soaking.

But ive been soaking my planes less and less lately finding a faster and a much safer approach. When i got into woodworking hand planes stood out as aesthetically pleasing and exceedingly utilitari. Hand plane restoration. Ive been enamored by tools for a long time the look feel and design of something that is both beautiful and practical is fascinating to me.

I go into detail on these methods and more on my full bench plane restoration guide. This is part 1 of a 3 part series where i restore sharpen and set up and. Not the best blog for info on painting. There were no major chips removed or flaking present but there were a lot of slight surface blemishes here and there.

A few people have asked if i could go through the process i use to restore a hand plane so here it is. Evapo rust citric acid electrolysis all meant to eat away the rust. The paint is ok but does not shine like new and there is some rust that needs to. Restoring a vintage hand plane.

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