Stanley No. 3 Type 16.
Wood is gorgeous. A little bit of stain on the metal on one side but just cosmetic. Japanning is very good, maybe 95% plus.
Blade is in great shape but had never been flattened. So, I flattened and honed the bevel on the DMT diamond hone, then WS 3k, then went to the Norton 8000 and stropped on mdf. Then I flattened the chip beaker on the DMT to give a perfect mating surface with the blade.
That's just plain sexy there!
Tweaked the frog position a little and started shaving walnut. I love the way walnut curls when it comes off the plane.
About as fine as I can get with walnut before it starts breaking apart. I believe it'll do.
Chuck
Wood is gorgeous. A little bit of stain on the metal on one side but just cosmetic. Japanning is very good, maybe 95% plus.
Blade is in great shape but had never been flattened. So, I flattened and honed the bevel on the DMT diamond hone, then WS 3k, then went to the Norton 8000 and stropped on mdf. Then I flattened the chip beaker on the DMT to give a perfect mating surface with the blade.
That's just plain sexy there!
Tweaked the frog position a little and started shaving walnut. I love the way walnut curls when it comes off the plane.
About as fine as I can get with walnut before it starts breaking apart. I believe it'll do.
Chuck