How To Restore A Stanley Block Plane
How To Restore A Stanley Block Plane
In this video I restore an old Stanley low angle block plane with simple tools
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2:40 you REALLY shouldn’t be flattening the sole with the adjustable mouth off the plane. It will create an uneven surface between the mouth portion and the rest of the sole.
Very good restoration bro 👍👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝🤝
Hope you’re still reading these: I have a similar block plane. When disassembling the knurled knob came off the depth adjustment screw. Best idea on reattaching and securing? Thanks. Enjoyed this video, btw.
Real good! I always enjoy your videos John!
That’s a beautiful tool. Good narration. You should’ve put a little 3 in 1 oil on the screws threads as you were putting it together. Good video. 👍
The lighting in this video is terrible.
just use a honing guide
Nice restoration. I have a similar plane, but I bought it new.
just a general rule of thumb which goes for all your blades (planes, chisels, shaves, etc)
If you want a tool for finer paring/slicing work make a primary bevel of 25 degrees. This is good for most planes and shaves as well as dovetail/pairing chisels. If you want a tool for heavier jobs like chopping or roughing out use a bevel angle of 35 degrees. This is good for general purpose bench chisels and also good for "high angle" planes when you are working with figured wood and you want more of a scraping action versus a slicing action.
You never really want to drop below 25 degrees because it will seriously affect the durability of the cutting edge.
I usually restore, sharpen, and perform serious maintenance on my chisels,planes ans other hand tools through the winter months. plenty of time to get them tuned up and ready for the next project
Bro, you’ve got that thing set for a lineman shaving. You need to set it for a wide receiver shaving. I believe that was the main issue with you having to brute force it so much. Shaving was just too thick there in that last shot. Dang that thing cleaned up nicely though!
Hey John! I have the same block plane that I got from Jimmy Diresta so you know it’s covered in rust haha. Thank you for sharing your process and I intend to freshen up my plane the same way. The only thing I’ve done so far was sharpen the iron and it works like a dream. I set my worksharp to 25 degrees for the primary bevel and didn’t add a micro bevel. I don’t where you set yours but I hope this helps you with your primary bevel issue
Love the video man, grate restoration any more plane restorations in the making?
This kind of plane is better when set up for thin shavings, not thick like at the end of the video. It shouldn’t take that much effort to push when set up correctly. These old low angle planes are kinda fragile around the mouth area, so it’s not a tool you want to force when you’re using it.
I use two blades in my low angle block plane, one is sharpened at 25 degrees and the other at 35 degrees. If I am planing face grain I use the 35 degree blade, the 25 degree blade is for end grain (or when I’m too lazy to change the blade!). If you are having trouble pushing the plane through the wood, i would recommend putting a little camber on the edge of the blade, or taking a thinner shaving. I really enjoyed your video, thanks.
Haha, dude I literally stopped and subscribed to your channel as soon as you said “as you can see this thing is being a bitch”
With the sharpening wheel you get the blade to high temperature and it is not recomended unless you deep it in water for cooling every few seconds.
you should have wire wheeled those indentations going with the direction of the machine marks first before you flatten the sides
Very nice. I’ve got several old planes that I’m going to clean up and sharpen. Thanks for the tips!
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amazing before/after !!?!! you might want to stock up on used toothbrushes and q-tips. they are handy with cleaning in tight places :>)
I’m brand new to all this but when i was a little kid (1975/6) a carpenter who lived next door made me a toy sword and showed me his plane. I asked why one corner of the blade was longer than the other and he said it was supposed to be like that so it would cut more easily.. when i saw you trimming the blade to 90 degrees i remembered that.. he said the long corner started cutting ad a knife point and the running edge, on what I’ll call the back sweep, kept the cut going..
But that’s all i got shown and it might have been that one model..
I remember he also told me to keep putting the blades for the craft knives back in the handles or they just disappear.. and he did that religiously after every use.. shame we didn’t interact more but he was retired..
Excellent video John. I love the Stanley No 65 and yours came out looking beautiful. I have been restoring a number of different size Stanley planes but need to add a No 65 to my collection. You’ve inspired me to go searching for one this weekend.