Brian Eaton
12-27-2018, 1:40 AM
As I posted in the last thread I started on Monday of this week I stopped by an antique shop on the way to a family get together and found a Stanley No. 4 type 11 and a Sargent 410c type 4 (equivalent to a Stanley 4 1/2) and walked out with them for what I feel like was a steal!
I’m fortunate to have a few weeks off over christmas so have spent any free time I have cleaning the tools up. The Stanley was in decent shape and just needed a good clean but the Sargent was covered in rust. Both planes got a soak overnight in Evaporust (good stuff!) and the tote and knob of the Sargent got stripped to bare wood and recoated with lacquer.
Today I was in my shop or at the kitchen sink most of the day and got both planes cleaned up and in working order. The Stanley will not be a pretty plane as it has pretty consistent pitting on the body, but it doesn’t seem to be severe enough to impact performance. The Sargent, on the other hand, cleaned up exceptionally well. The knob and tote in particular turned out exceptionally beautiful - you never would have known that some nice ribbony mahogany with a deep red/brown color was lurking under the cruddy state I found it in!
As for performance - there isn’t much to say about the Stanley other than it works, and works well. With the mouth and chip breaker set close it takes fluffy shavings in pine and should be a great smoother. The Sargent will take some getting used to. The adjuster knob is threaded opposite of Stanleys and was really messing with my muscle memory. In the limited time I tested it out tonight I found I was missing the lightness of the no. 3 and 4 planes I’m used to working with. It may not get used all the time but I’m certainly going to keep it because of its’ uniqueness and the time I spent cleaning it up.
I have a project to get back to but I’m sure I will get distracted again soon as I also have a George H. Bishop rip saw I got on eBay arriving soon. I might have a tool collecting problem...Thanks for providing such a great resource and happy new year!
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I’m fortunate to have a few weeks off over christmas so have spent any free time I have cleaning the tools up. The Stanley was in decent shape and just needed a good clean but the Sargent was covered in rust. Both planes got a soak overnight in Evaporust (good stuff!) and the tote and knob of the Sargent got stripped to bare wood and recoated with lacquer.
Today I was in my shop or at the kitchen sink most of the day and got both planes cleaned up and in working order. The Stanley will not be a pretty plane as it has pretty consistent pitting on the body, but it doesn’t seem to be severe enough to impact performance. The Sargent, on the other hand, cleaned up exceptionally well. The knob and tote in particular turned out exceptionally beautiful - you never would have known that some nice ribbony mahogany with a deep red/brown color was lurking under the cruddy state I found it in!
As for performance - there isn’t much to say about the Stanley other than it works, and works well. With the mouth and chip breaker set close it takes fluffy shavings in pine and should be a great smoother. The Sargent will take some getting used to. The adjuster knob is threaded opposite of Stanleys and was really messing with my muscle memory. In the limited time I tested it out tonight I found I was missing the lightness of the no. 3 and 4 planes I’m used to working with. It may not get used all the time but I’m certainly going to keep it because of its’ uniqueness and the time I spent cleaning it up.
I have a project to get back to but I’m sure I will get distracted again soon as I also have a George H. Bishop rip saw I got on eBay arriving soon. I might have a tool collecting problem...Thanks for providing such a great resource and happy new year!
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