Your seven looks great and looks like it is working good too. Keep the old parts in case you ever sell it, but it yours to do whatever makes sense to you. I have several low knob planes with small adjuster and have no problem going from one style to the other.
I too have replaced knobs and totes on my planes to fit my hand, a bit thicker and of more interesting woods. May i suggest you hang on to the original parts and if nostalgia bites, you can dress it up in its old parts 😊
Good day sir. Great video…lots of information. You mentioned that you wax the sides of the plane….paste wax or do you use sealing wax? I’ve got a few planes and occasionally I have to go over them with very fine steel wool and put on a fine film of silicone based gun oil. That eventually evaporates/rubs off and I’d like to have something a bit more permanent. Yes…I use these planes on occasion. (Just wondering if they teach young folks how to use and maintain hand tools in the vocational schools). Thanks for your no-nonsense videos. Mac
I use paste wax. I have thought about using car wax also. Car wax dries harder but I imagine it would work just as well for preventing rust. Paste wax is probably better if the surface needs to slide over stuff. When I was in high school we had very brief instruction on using hand tools and almost zero on sharpening and maintenance.
