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Just a heads-up: That Liberty Bell plane is scheduled to go into the shop, for a complete rebuild. Body work will include a "paint stripper", and a metal cleaner. Blade will be tuned up as well. That rear handle thingy will be replaced, with a wood tote. There will be a few pictures as I go along.

Stay tuned.......

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on January 23, 2012 at 10:39am

Lookin forward to it Steve!

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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by steven newman on January 23, 2012 at 12:05pm

I may have lucked into a "new" tote for the rear handle. Not rosewood, but still WOOD! Waiting on a box for the "Left Coast" so It mmay be awhile on that part of the show.

First off, I have to go down and dig the old boy out of the tool box. Then some disassembly, then a clean up can begin. The "new" tote may serve as a pattern for one out of that old Oak I have. If the tote looks good, I may leave it alone, and install it. Might need a screw to do that with, so, I'll look around for that, as well.

Had 2+" of that white stuff two days ago, right now it's raining,and in the 50s! Had a Thunderstorm at 3 am this morning. back down into the 30s tomorrow. Weather in Ohio...... don't like it, wait a day, it will change.....

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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by steven newman on January 23, 2012 at 3:03pm

Disassembly photos:a naked body! This is the wooden part of this old plane. It has been a LONG time since it was like this. Front Kanobi with a screw. Blade adjustor assembly. Blade/chip breaker. Needing a GOOD cleaning. Blade will get a good sharpening as well. And now, the UGLY..this WAS the tote on the plane. Big old screw as well. And something better to look at:I need to clean this up as well. That is a casting of a Liberty Bell. I guess this is called the cap iron? That thunbscrew tightens the whole shebang up. This weekend, I should get a new (to me) tote. We'll see how it looks, and go from there. I THINK the number on this plane is #127, or #129. There is a small chip out right in front of the mouth on this plane. It is in front of the opening, not behind it. When I clean the body up, I'll see how bad it is..

Well, we are started along

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Moody on January 23, 2012 at 6:38pm

Keeping an eye on it Steve. Should be a nice project.

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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by steven newman on January 24, 2012 at 10:43am

Not much to show, right now. Cleaning off several YEARS worth of crud. Found a small chip out in front of the mouth opening. It is not behind the blade so it might be alright. Chip breaker needs a little work, to sit flat on the iron. Iron needs to see a sharpener soon. I will get to that when I do the rest of the plane irons I have.

Body is OLD! The plane's that is. ( Mine is too) A few checks in the wood, a lot of blackened areas, and some paint marks. Got most of the paint marks scraped off, now a matter of sanding the whole block of wood down.

Someone had sprayed some silver paint on the metal works. Going to try and clean it off. Will need to repaint a gloss black anyway.

'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by steven newman on January 25, 2012 at 2:00pm

Got the adjustor cleaned up last night at work, along with the "cap iron". Need to get the rust cleaned off, primered, and gloss painted. I also took along an OLD Billings/Coes "Monkey wrench to clean off. Simple Green soak half the night, with a brass brush scrub. A shot or two of WD40, and they came back home. 12-1/2" long Monkey wrench! Photos of THAT tomorrow, got to go to work tonight.

Stay tuned.

'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by steven newman on January 27, 2012 at 7:37pm

A little research on this plane: It IS a Stanley No.129. From the stamping on the body's front edge, it is from 1888-1892. Wood does have a few checks in it, but not bad. Debating a new sole for this plane. A chip out near the mouth, and a worn corner near the backend. Not real bad, not perfect,either. Decisions...

Got the rattle can of black enamel tonight, will be spraying things up later. As for the clean-up, Simple Green does a nice job, with a brass scrub brush to move the grime away. A photo or two, before the paint goes back on:the adjustor assembly...THE Liberty Bell, and a look at the bodythe chip out area (not too bad) and a look at the checky endyou should look so good at 100+ years old! Just surface check, nothing deep. Be back later after the paint dries....

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on January 28, 2012 at 5:51am

Steve, the purpose of the brass scrub brush, is this to minimize scratching the metal?

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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by steven newman on January 28, 2012 at 9:44am

Yep. I just needed to remove the gunk that the Simple Green bath loosened up. Steel wire brush would have scratched the "H" out of stuff. I have got the "new" tote today. Need to find some better screws to match. Paint job is done ( for now) and the blade and chip-breaker are sharpened back up. A couple photos to keep everyone happy...Working on a sun tan?Stamped into this end: STANLEY RULE & LEVEL Co. No. 129All ready to go back to work. Plane is a bit old (like me) and somewhere along the years, it picked up a nail in it's side. It sits there nice and flush. I will leave the sole alone for now.

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JourneymanPermalink Reply by Mark Dorman on January 29, 2012 at 3:57pm

That turned out well and the tote looks good. I have a Liberty Bell Jointer that needs a tote or a repair hope to find a donor plane or a chunk of beach to repair with.

mark

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