What a gent you are. I like oldy woldy video your in a small shed turning a lovely plane from a dirty rusty piece of metal to an absolutely gem of a tool. There is nothing better more satisfying than using it for the first time after restoration. Good vid thumbs up and keep going. Have subbed to your channel.
I have a No. 8 which has been waiting a similar restoration for a few years. Mine is not as old as yours, but the blade is as worn as yours. I have experienced vintage Stanley blades which only had about a 1/2in wide strip of tool steel forged into the blade. When I sharpen the blades and flatten the back I can see the lines where the tool steel ends. I just sharpened a blade on a 5 1/2 a few days ago. I see a line on the bevel where the lower portion is tool steel. Looking at the back I see a difference in the tool steel and mild steel. Not very wide, only about 1/2in. I expect my No. 8 blade has been ground through the tool steel portion so it needs to be replaced when I get around to the restoration. These planes are HEAVY. I am not sure how much I will use this which adds to my procrastination on the restoration. Voice over format works for me. Nice shavings. Dave.
Thanks Dave its not one I will use much as its pretty heavy - but nice to have - I recently picked up a Record 4 1/2 that I have cleaned up and sharpened - finding myself reaching for that quite a lot as its a a bit heavier than the 4 but not too heavy after 10 minutes use. And I really like the record irons seem to have a nice swish cut that I like
I can appreciate the relative ease of use of the 4 1/2. I do like my No. 4. I agree the Record irons feel to work better steel than the Stanley irons. Dave.
nice job restoration. good idea to not paint the japaning. I liked the sound of the cutting the plane did....Oh.. do not change anything about the video it is find...
