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I was about to suggest the same. If the plane has any amount of lengthwise "bow" or "belly" it will surely plane the ends of a surface lower and create a "hump" in the middle on a surface longer than...

Thanks for sharing the pics and details Jonathan. Now I'm excited looking at and reading about yours. I just bought a 28in #16 Rip Saw that I haven't received yet. I too, have been restoring planes...

If the back of the blade is flattened then then your problem has to be your technique. If you are exerting pressure on your guide, then your doing it wrong. There should be no pressure put on the...

I have thought about the same thing. I would like to examine the advantages and or disadvantages of stropping. I heard David Charlesworth say he likes about 50x to examine edges. From the photos...

The 9 1/2s slot/notch arrangement is the same as the 60 1/2 and changed right along when the 60 1/2s did. In fact they are/nearly identical blades except for width (1 5/8" vs 1 3/8"). The old style...

I understand more about acoustic instruments but I have listened to many discussions on solid body instruments and drawn some conclusions tempered with things I already have some experience with.
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Now you have me thinking. I'm restoring a Stanley #7 (and getting carried away). The handles are in decent shape and a good wood match, however the tote apparently came a #4 or similar and does not...