Instead of resetting the Stanley 45 to plough a few 1/4" x 1/4" grooves....I set up the Olde Plough Plane..
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Got to checking it over....toe has a bunch of letters stamped into it...
CIN. O.
ROSEBOOM
Wondering IF this is the same Roseboom from the 1840s-1850s era....G. F. Roseboom?
have had to rebuild it, at least enough to get it to work...
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This is how it arrived, long ago...finally got things rebuilt this past year..
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This was one of the screws found in the fence....was causing the fence to split, so it got retired.
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New wedges, new fence, new handle...takes a little getting used to...have to keep an eye on them wedges for the fence...
So, is this thing an "Old Timer"? Or just fun to have around?