Jeffrey Larsen
08-08-2007, 4:14 PM
Hello--
yesterday one of the nurses I work with brought me 2 old woodie jointers. They are about 2 feet long. They are solid, but the blades and chip breakers are frozen in place. The planes themselves have some longitudinal cracks in them. They are still very sound and I don't think they would affect the sole--however, I think over time it could be an issue. with that in mind, I am considering my options. I was thinking of filling the cracks with stainable wood glue--then I will be running the soles over a jointer and probably for esthetics, sanding and staining them. I am interested in what they can do and not so much in maintaining complete originality.
How about the blades and chipbreakers? Tap them gently with a brass hammer? I just got my first usable wooden tool yesterday in a collection of 20 + old stanley tools that I picked up for 31$. it is a wooden spokeshave and cuts like a dream. I don't know how to get the blade out to sharpen it, but it cuts so well, don't think it needs sharpening.
Insights appreciated! Jeff
yesterday one of the nurses I work with brought me 2 old woodie jointers. They are about 2 feet long. They are solid, but the blades and chip breakers are frozen in place. The planes themselves have some longitudinal cracks in them. They are still very sound and I don't think they would affect the sole--however, I think over time it could be an issue. with that in mind, I am considering my options. I was thinking of filling the cracks with stainable wood glue--then I will be running the soles over a jointer and probably for esthetics, sanding and staining them. I am interested in what they can do and not so much in maintaining complete originality.
How about the blades and chipbreakers? Tap them gently with a brass hammer? I just got my first usable wooden tool yesterday in a collection of 20 + old stanley tools that I picked up for 31$. it is a wooden spokeshave and cuts like a dream. I don't know how to get the blade out to sharpen it, but it cuts so well, don't think it needs sharpening.
Insights appreciated! Jeff