My first bench plane arrived today, an antique Stanley #5.
Anybody have any favorite plane reference material, on or off-line, that they would like to recommend? I'm looking to overhaul this baby, flatten the sole, and get it cutting super smoothly.
Thanks, Barry
See:
Here are some of my links to plane tuning sites, etc.
Please try my web site - Planing Notes.
Jeff G
-- Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK Email address is username@ISP username is amgron ISP is clara.co.uk Website
Before you go to the trouble of flattening the sole, why not give it a try as is? Sharpen the iron and go for it on a piece of scrap. You might find it works fine, which will allow you to spend your time planing instead of preparing to plane. Good luck.
Cheers, Mike
I did.
The sole is very far from flat.
Barry
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