Refurbished Stanley #3

On June 30, 2009 · 0 Comments
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Some of you might remember that back in April I picked up a well used Stanley type 13 #3, that was in need of some TLC. Tonight I finished refurbishing the plane.  To get the plane back into working condition, I performed the following tasks:

  1. general cleaning
  2. de-rusted the sole
  3. lapped the sole
  4. fixed the broken tote
  5. refinished the sole with an industrial grade enamel
  6. lapped the frog

The following photos are of the  plane after a few test cuts.

Finally finished (kind of)

On June 2, 2009 · 0 Comments
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Last night I finally finished one of the two utility benches, I’m about 80% done with the second one. To finish the top I used BLO (boiled linseed oil), spar urethane, & Johnson’s paste wax. A lot of traditionalist woodworkers will scoff about applying a film finish to a workbench, but this bench is going to be exposed to a lot more than glue dribbles.

To see some additional shots from this project check out the following posts:

  1. The design concept
  2. Welding the frame together
  3. Welding together the leveling feet mounts
  4. Rough cutting the lumber for the top
  5. Gluing-up a top
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