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1 August 2018 at 10:33 am #549776
Home again, I stripped it and lightly etched the blade in mild acetic acid which showed up the joint in the steel.
Then popped the business end in my mate’s induction forge to cherry red and held it there for a few minutes.
Then quenched in brine which left it glass hard.
I tempered it to a light straw colour.
It feels much better on the stone now with a clean cutting action. It feels ‘right’ now.I squared off the edge then put a slight crown on (less than a 1/64″).
The plane now works well and no doubt I shall learn its ways as we go on.
It won’t be used in anger until we move and I get the new shed built.I mentioned it to ‘old Arthur’ who thinks it may have been ground on an angle grinder with a heavy hand, he may be right.
13 July 2018 at 11:47 am #549362One of many, millions like it no doubt.
A gentleman on another US based joinery forum maintains that ” they never cut well…” but I say the likes of Chippendale, Joseph Sanders Esq, and countless other 18th and 19C tradesmen managed very well with these tools.
Looking in a Roman toolbag found at Vindolanda there was a small wooden plane, no different to one I saw at a garage sale, no need to change a design that works.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.13 July 2018 at 7:42 am #549354Thanks I will try a finer stone, I also have various optical grits and polishes for finishing down to elutriated tin oxide, but that would be overkill 😉
I’ll put some pictures up later.PS, what part of Wales Howard? we’re moving to Margam in a few weeks.(if the conveyancers get their act together).
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12 July 2018 at 4:08 pm #549338Thanks for the tips, I tried with a new saw file which bites evenly all over. I shall try a mate’s hardness tester, see what that shows. I can see no evidence of lamination.
Once it’s really clean I might try lightly etching it, see what shows up.
As you say, little to loose and I may learn something.9 May 2018 at 8:02 am #541695‘Old Arthur’ would hold the saw teeth up and whack the back on the bench trying to hit all along the back, usually pulled them out straight with one blow.
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