Tom LaRussa
10-23-2004, 12:09 PM
Turns out I was exaggerating a tad -- okay, a whole bunch -- when I said that I had derusted all my planes. In reality I have derusted only those that had such hugely thick layers of the stuff that I was able to buy them for next to nothing -- by that I mean less than $10 apiece.
The rest of them have rust here and there -- or both -- but are all "users."
Note that even on the planes I have treated, I have not attempted to get back to shiny metal. I could lie and say I like the lovely patina, but the fact is that it just seems like a lot of work for not much. So, I just remove the rust, straighten the back, and sharpen the puppies.
Okay, here we go with pics.
This first batch contains my four "user" Stanleys -- numbers 4, 5, 7, and a mid-1990's block plane. (:eek: A "modern" Stanley?! :eek: THE HORROR! :eek: Relax, I bought it during my grad school days when I had no money and even less knowledge of such things.)
Moving right along, all of these planes are fettled and ready to go at a moment's notice. In fact, they are all capable of producing shavings you can read a newspaper through.
The rest of them have rust here and there -- or both -- but are all "users."
Note that even on the planes I have treated, I have not attempted to get back to shiny metal. I could lie and say I like the lovely patina, but the fact is that it just seems like a lot of work for not much. So, I just remove the rust, straighten the back, and sharpen the puppies.
Okay, here we go with pics.
This first batch contains my four "user" Stanleys -- numbers 4, 5, 7, and a mid-1990's block plane. (:eek: A "modern" Stanley?! :eek: THE HORROR! :eek: Relax, I bought it during my grad school days when I had no money and even less knowledge of such things.)
Moving right along, all of these planes are fettled and ready to go at a moment's notice. In fact, they are all capable of producing shavings you can read a newspaper through.