A couple of old Planes

[bainin]

I decided I needed to get a few hand planes for the shop. I haven't used planes before, tending toward the power tool approaches and sanding for hours. I didnt feel I was of the skill/interest level to be buying $400 new planes and could get away with refurbished units.

Theres a guy nearby who refurbs older planes, teaches classes on planes, and sharpening various items. So i picked these up from him
and got a 1 hr lesson on their use and maintenance. Nice guy- a carpenter his whole life, now just running small stuff out of his garage shop.

Based on the little bit of reading I'd done, I picked up a #5 jack Plane and a low angle block plane. With these I will be able to decide
if this manual route is one I want to go down further, or just leave it at this. Atleast the test runs I did in his shop left a beautiful surface that would arguably be ready for finish.

This isnt a tool review persay-maybe when I'm allowed to use them after Christmas heh. I tend to buy my own Xmas gifts these days but still have to abide by the holiday rules :/

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[jsburger]

Nice!!!

[thunderbirdbat]

Nice looking planes. Glad that there is someone to help you learn how to use them. I have a couple that I use when I do not want to get out the power tools. It is a lot easier to fit a bottom into a box with a plane then attempting to just shave a bit off with a saw. Do not forget to get a couple of card scrapers as they can take off glue where it has inadvertently spread easier and faster than sanding can.

[HopefulSSer]

Nice! Pretty soon you'll be seduced by the siren song of the gossamer shavings https://www.pbs.org/video/hand-plane-es ... rz-9qkzzm/

[bainin]

He was trying to sell me on card scrapers he makes as well !

He makes alot of helper tools for the shop and supplies them to the name brands-you can find him thru this local craigslist link.

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/d/ca ... 01821.html

[HopefulSSer]

I'm bookmarking that guy!

[garys]

I know very little about hand planes, but I do have one Stanley plane in my shop. I've found it useful on a few projects, so it sits on my bench ready to use. Probably if I learned more about them, I would find it even more useful.

[edflorence]

see edited post below....sorry about the double posting

[edflorence]

Congratulations on your new planes! I think you will find that the No. 5 will quickly become a favorite. I have a 5 1/2 that is a real pleasure to use. I also have a Stanley Defiance #4 ( I think its a number 4...its a bit over 9 inchef long) that is a nice smooth plane. It, along with the block plane and the 5 1/2, do nearly all the plane work I need to do. I also have a 14 inch jack plane, but it rarely gets used...the power jointer does the job better and quicker. Just recently I converted a box store Buck Bros #5 into a scrub plane, a la Stumpy Nubs, but haven't really done much with it yet. I find that planes and scrapers play an important role even in a power tool shop. IMHO, its not an either/or deal...you can combine hand tools and power tools and its all still woodworking. Oh, one more thought...you might look into a rabbet plane also. Very handy for trimming tenons and cleaning up rabbets
after you cut them on the shopsmith.

[Hobbyman2]

Planes are a good tool to have , there are so many with so many uses it is remarkable . if ya want to have fun find a old Stanley 45 or similar with the cutters , its not as hard as it looks , it just takes a little practice , some of the old furniture we have restored was made with these tools and to replicate them can be challenging . some of the real old stuff was made with cutters made in shop , card scrapers are worth their weight and they come in all sorts of shapes curves and straight edges . pretty sure woodworks still sell a assortment pack .