which/what hand plane
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- friscomike
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- edflorence
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I inherited a Stanley Defiant bench plane, about 9 inches on the sole, from my dad and it is my #1 go to plane for most clean up, chamfering and trim sort of work. I think you would call a plane that length a 3. For leveling glue joints I agree with the recommendations of a good 4 or 5.
Ed
Idaho Panhandle
Mark 5 of various vintages, Mini with reversing motor, bs, dc3300, jointer, increaser, decreaser
Idaho Panhandle
Mark 5 of various vintages, Mini with reversing motor, bs, dc3300, jointer, increaser, decreaser
rjent wrote:Cool! You have any good ones you want to get rid of LOL
JK
Thanks for the help ...
Dick
No I don't have two alike
Bruce
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
This thread could use some plane pics...just saying....lightnin wrote:If you need to flatten the sole of a plane I found if it's really out of whack start on the shopsmith belt sander first to save a lot of time.
Finish it up on float glass with sandpaper but not when it's warm from the belt sander rather when it's room temp the same temp it will be when your using it.
A good smoothing plane and a good block plane will cover most needs for someone who also has power tools.
As I said before I would have a flat cutter and a cambered cutter. The flat one for using with a shooting board or jointing and the cambered cutter for general use.
I love my Millers Falls #07 block plane the same as a Stanley #140
I have an addiction to old tools especially planes I collect them and plan on restoring them when I retire.
SS Mark V (1983 from Grandfather) upgraded to a 510, pieces to make a 500 mini, SS bandsaw, belt sander, broken scroll saw, and strip sander, Jet VS Mini Lathe, and tons of Lee Valley and vintage Stanley planes. Woodcraft slow speed grinder and a German made Tormek wannabe. Ridgid TS 3650 Table Saw, General 80-075LM Jointer.
- edflorence
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OK, here ya go...Here is a picture of my Stanley Defiance smooth plane. According to Professor Google, Stanley marketed tools in the Defiance line from 1929 to 1953. I suspect this one was made after the war, probably early 50's. I discovered I was wrong calling it a #3...those were 8 inches long...this one is 9 inches long and is properly a #4 From a web site called Patrick's Blood and Gore, I found this little write up about this plane:ibskot wrote:This thread could use some plane pics...just saying....
#4 Smooth plane, 9"L, 2"W, 3 3/4lbs,
"The standard smoothing plane. This, along with the #5, are what made Stanley a fortune. This plane will out-smooth any sanding, scraping, or whatever on most woods. There are woods that present themselves as problems for this plane, and the rest of the Stanley bench planes for that matter, but this shouldn't deter you from owning one. The planes were designed to be general purpose and affordable, not to conquer any wood tossed their way. Many modern woodworkers have their first plane epiphany with this little tool as the curls come spilling out its mouth."
As I said, this is my "go to" plane for most shop tasks other than jointing long edges. I have even used it, set coarse, as a sort of scrub plane and it works pretty well. I have an inexpensive Buck #5 that I am going to regrind the blade to make a true scrub plane out of...one of these days.
The other plane I use a lot is an old Craftsman block plane. Use it all the time. I have a nice Veritas low angle block plane and I like it too, but for rough and ready work the Craftsman is great.
These are probably the two types of planes I would suggest a new woodworker buy first.
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Ed
Idaho Panhandle
Mark 5 of various vintages, Mini with reversing motor, bs, dc3300, jointer, increaser, decreaser
Idaho Panhandle
Mark 5 of various vintages, Mini with reversing motor, bs, dc3300, jointer, increaser, decreaser
Nice. I have a c'man block just like that. It is the the non low angle block I use.
SS Mark V (1983 from Grandfather) upgraded to a 510, pieces to make a 500 mini, SS bandsaw, belt sander, broken scroll saw, and strip sander, Jet VS Mini Lathe, and tons of Lee Valley and vintage Stanley planes. Woodcraft slow speed grinder and a German made Tormek wannabe. Ridgid TS 3650 Table Saw, General 80-075LM Jointer.
This is about half of what I have collected so faribskot wrote:This thread could use some plane pics...just saying....
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Bruce
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
The rest are packed away
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Bruce
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
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Bruce
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
- rjent
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Absolutely outstanding! I don't know, I seem to have a gene for "collecting", don't know if I want to get started in this It always starts with the first one .....
Nice set of tools ...
Dick
Nice set of tools ...
Dick
Dick
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin