Hello Brothers,
This is an old infill plane from my collection. It is rather small. The sole is only 7 1/4 by 2 1/2 inches. I think it has been prior restored on several occasions.
I don't remember where where I obtained it, but it was quite rusty when I got it. The horn was broken off the tote, the front bun was beat-up, and the iron was severely mushroomed.
I do not have pictures of it in the initial stages (I often forget to take them!
), but I have a few from later in the restoration process.
The picture below is after sanding the rust and some of the pitting off the casting. Also after working on the plane iron; cleaning it & removing the bad mushrooming.
The iron is Mawhood, and the cap iron is Ibbotson.
I wonder if anyone has ideas as to its origin? Is it Scottish?
I would like to make a few comments on what I discovered in the process of restoration.
As you can see in the above photo, the lever cap was initially mounted higher and more forward. At some point in its life, it was relocated to the present position, lower and closer to the blade.
Furthermore, the bun and body infill is made of a dark rosewood, but the tote is of walnut, stained to resemble darkened rosewood, which I later discovered. This leads me to conclude that it was most likely a replacement tote.
I had already prepared the horn replacement from a piece of rosewood, and in the end used it instead of walnut. I also inserted an inlay of ivory veneer from old piano keys to fill/cover a deeper bruise on the bun. I did not want to continue sanding deeper on the bun.
Here is a picture of my "American Bully" shop buddy, "Macho", a rescue from the local dog pound. He is a Pit Bull, but a real sweetheart.
And here is the final product, after staining and a coat of linseed oil:
P.S. I have many rasps, but recently purchased a fine "KUTZALL" rasp. It works extremely well. It cuts aggressively but controllably in all directions, with and against the grain. I highly recommend them.
This is an old infill plane from my collection. It is rather small. The sole is only 7 1/4 by 2 1/2 inches. I think it has been prior restored on several occasions.
I don't remember where where I obtained it, but it was quite rusty when I got it. The horn was broken off the tote, the front bun was beat-up, and the iron was severely mushroomed.
I do not have pictures of it in the initial stages (I often forget to take them!
), but I have a few from later in the restoration process. The picture below is after sanding the rust and some of the pitting off the casting. Also after working on the plane iron; cleaning it & removing the bad mushrooming.
The iron is Mawhood, and the cap iron is Ibbotson.
I wonder if anyone has ideas as to its origin? Is it Scottish?
I would like to make a few comments on what I discovered in the process of restoration.
As you can see in the above photo, the lever cap was initially mounted higher and more forward. At some point in its life, it was relocated to the present position, lower and closer to the blade.
Furthermore, the bun and body infill is made of a dark rosewood, but the tote is of walnut, stained to resemble darkened rosewood, which I later discovered. This leads me to conclude that it was most likely a replacement tote.
I had already prepared the horn replacement from a piece of rosewood, and in the end used it instead of walnut. I also inserted an inlay of ivory veneer from old piano keys to fill/cover a deeper bruise on the bun. I did not want to continue sanding deeper on the bun.
Here is a picture of my "American Bully" shop buddy, "Macho", a rescue from the local dog pound. He is a Pit Bull, but a real sweetheart.
And here is the final product, after staining and a coat of linseed oil:
P.S. I have many rasps, but recently purchased a fine "KUTZALL" rasp. It works extremely well. It cuts aggressively but controllably in all directions, with and against the grain. I highly recommend them.
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