Stanley No 5

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  • 15 December 2015 at 9:29 pm #133182
    redwood
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    Bog standard Stanley No 5 Apart from just flattening and honing the Iron / blade, I have done nothing to it. Taking nice thin shavings no problem at all.

    15 December 2015 at 9:46 pm #133186
    regprescott
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    Is there some insinuation in your post or is it purely coincidental?

    15 December 2015 at 9:59 pm #133187
    redwood
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    Having just read your post now, I would say purely coincidental.
    If there had been any insinuation in it, I would have posted it in your thread.

    Thats not my style buddy

    15 December 2015 at 10:33 pm #133191
    Scott Chensoda
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    Apart from a pic showing a plane doing what it’s supposed to do. I assume there’s a point to this thread?

    16 December 2015 at 2:01 pm #133203
    ballinger
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    I think he was just loving the fact that there’s such nice shavings coming out of the plane and wanted to share it with other like minded people. That’s reason enough for me 🙂

    16 December 2015 at 2:11 pm #133205
    Ed
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    I think it was just a cry of joy for having an old tool work with minimal work rehabilitating it and seeing it come back into service.

    16 December 2015 at 8:14 pm #133209
    Craig
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    Ed,
    I think you’ve picked the right word- Joy.
    There’s something viscerally satisfying about bringing an old tool back to life that I think many miss out on. Guess I just like the simple things in life.
    Best,
    Craig

    SW Pennsylvania

    17 December 2015 at 6:02 am #133223
    ehisey
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    I love my number 5, it is so easy to work with and tune just right for the work to be done.

    Tuscloosa, Alabama
    Lung T'an Hu Huesh Kung-fu Woodshop

    22 March 2016 at 7:48 pm #135844
    wpollock
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    I just rewatched Paul’s video on restoring a plane before setting to work on two No. 5 Stanleys I found recently. I use a No. 5 exclusively as I find a No. 4 too small in my hands. Seeing these two beauties come back to life with a little elbow grease made Saturday’s the time at the bench a wonderful way to waste a day.

    Cheers lads,

    Wil

    PS COYS!

    Cheers from New York City!
    ~~ Spurs forever; forever Spurs ~~

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