From rusty to trusty

[Jason Buresh]

So I purchased a no 5 Stanley on Craigslist that looks like it was found at the bottom of a lake. It was rusty, but surprisingly everything moved. I spent a lot of time de-rusting and polishing, but I am happy with how it preforms so far. I know it's not a desirable era for planes, but for my first restoration I didn't want a collectible in case I screwed something up.

[Nathan Johnson]

Looks good, and if it works, it works.
I've got a #7 of a similar vintage and it's the best user I have. It was also a frightful mess when I brought it home.

[Jim Koepke]

It looks great Jason.

If it performs well, it really doesn't matter what era of production in which it was made.

jtk

[Phil Mueller]

Very nice restoration, Jason. You did good.

[Stew Denton]

Jason,

+1 on Ya did good.

Stew

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Looks good....

The primary point of importance is that it works.

I have some chisels that are very much not desirable. I used them to practice rather than learning on better tools. The cheap chisels worked so well after I tuned them up that I still use them regularly. They are not the best at holding an edge, but, they quickly get wicked sharp.

[lowell holmes]

I have planes that were rust buckets and I read on line that automotive black pant was good to replace old japanning.
It works.

https://www.google.com/search?q=japanning+formula&oq=japanning&aqs=chrome.4.69i57j0l5.13215j1j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Chris Knight]

It's great seeing old tools brought back to life like this.