Merry Christmas to you from your Australian friends love watching your channel it has inspired me to restore my grandfathers 4.5 & No3 old Stanley planes , not sure I do as good a job as yourself but they are coming up nicely , keep up the good work !!!!
Hi Keith. I'm new to your channel, and I have to say that I really enjoy seeing the difference from start to finish when you restore these tools! I have one of these planes, which I acquired in a job lot of tools, but the front quarter of the adjustable/eccentric throat plate has been sheared off at some point.. would love to find a replacement part for it. I'm not based in the States (I'm in the UK) but not sure where to check besides ebay and flea markets etc. Anyway, merry Christmas to you!
Merry Christmas Keith! I’m a big fan of your work and I’d like some advice. I’ve recently stripped my great grandfathers old Stanley no 4, there was only about 20% japanning left she was in a bad way. I love the way the raw cast iron looks and I want to keep it that way but she’s going to be a user so I want to protect from rust. Do you have any kind of clear coat product you’d recommend? Thanks and keep up the great work
I'm a power tool wood worker who just inherited some stanley planes to include this model. This might be a dumb question because I really have no idea what I'm doing. No matter how I adjust this thing, I can't get the blade to protrude even the slightest past the seat of the plane. It contacts the adjustable throat and stops. What am I doing wrong
Was there ever a "low-angle" offering similar to this, specifically with the "knuckle joint" type lever-cap? I always kinda wanted one of these... but if they can only be had with a 20-degree bed angle, there's not much point, at least for my purposes (as a practical user).
Keith, whats your stance on lapping planes (block or otherwise) with the blade/frog/lever cap installed and under the pressure they would be under during use? I know you lap your planes with the frog/blade removed. Do you not buy into the idea that the plane sole flexes when under the pressure of the lever cap? (I find it kind of hard to believe myself, but I do it anyway just in case) Just wanted to get your opinion.
