How to restore a hand plane. Every blog on hand plane restoration starts with some kind of soaking. Evapo rust citric acid electrolysis all meant to eat away the rust. To restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane. This is part 1 of a 3 part series where i restore sharpen and set up and.
Mine just says fulton warranted. Need some tips on the best steps to take to restore a bench plane. Whether it is rusty from disuse or as good as new paul sellers shows what he does to get a plane working perfectly. Join discussions on the forum.
I dont have a dog in that race. Detailed explanation and restoration of a stanley no. As i circumvent the oddities of the people we call collectors i find it intriguing how different the thoughts on what constitutes a restoration and how evil it really is becomes a religious war fought like a life was at stake. I saw an old hand plane in a used tool store and figured i would have a go at restoring it.
If in doubt please see to restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane and make sure youve seen the discussion on the different techniques such as belt sanding and wire wheel cleaning. It seems earlier planes of the fulton designation had fulton tool co warranted inscribed onto the plane iron. But the object of this article isnt to persuade you to buy a new hand plane. This process can be used to restore any hand plane.
Often times trimming a little bit here or there with a hand plane is more efficient faster and leaves better results than sanding. For those of you that dont know a hand plane is a woodworking tool thats been around for a few centuries a. I think the before and after speaks for itself. Restoring a vintage hand plane.
I believe the plane to be circa 1920s. I am by no means an antique hand tool expert and invite anyone with knowledge on the fulton planes to leave a comment below. How to restore hand planes recently woods hand tool expert john olson took it upon himself to rehab one such plane a turn of the century knock off of a stanley no. However you also dont need to buy a new hand plane to get good results.
In this diy tool restoration project ill show you how to restore old hand planes as i take some of my grandfathers old hand planes and give them a new life in my workshop. How to restore a hand plane.