Tuning a 135 year old Stanley No 4 bought on eBay

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• LE

  @lenjones4606 · 2 months ago

  For someone who is still learning about old planes, this is a masterclass. Thanks 👍. Great work.

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• SA

  @Sawtooth70 · 1 year ago

  You’re clearly a meticulous craftsman, but you’re also an excellent storyteller/videographer. I really enjoyed the depths of detail that you go into and the pace of the videos . I’ve been tinkering around with restoration of Stanley Planes for the last 25 years but find your technique to be very educational. Thank you. 😀

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• DE

  @devinteske · 1 year ago

  “Not bad” he says at the end. Pffft, I’d say stunning results!

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• DA

  @daveychainsaw961 · 1 year ago

  I've watched a lot of plane restoration videos over the years and this is absolutely one of the best. I've bought a number of vintage USA Stanley and Millers Falls and British Record, Woden and Marples planes and love restoring them. I'm in line with your approach of doing as much by hand and being sympathetic to the patina and character. I'm just doing a Type 11 No.7 and rewatching your video as a refresher as I haven't done one for a while. I love the old planes where you can tell someone has looked after them and kept them tuned up, especially when they have a stamped owners' name in the handle.

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• VI

  @vincejet · 1 year ago

  The first 30 seconds almost gave me a heart attack. Wonderful restoration, Dave!

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• RO

  @rogerhodges7656 · 1 year ago

  Wonderful job of restoring an old plane. Thank you for demonstrating how to do it correctly. <br>There are too many hacks on YouTube destroying the tools that they think or claim to be restoring.

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• MI

  @michaelweber1465 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve restored a few planes back to use, however, your method here is much gentler on the plane and gives the result I would be happy to achieve. All the planes I have collected (cast iron, pressed steel, transitional and wood) are for my own use. Thank you for demonstrating your method for restoration.

• KA

  @karolskakes388 · 1 year ago

  When you make black walnut look that good: you show it&apos;s true colors. I sure like your over lays - they add so much info that often gets over looked. &nbsp;Keep them coming!

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• CH

  @chris-C8 · 1 year ago

  Great work, as always Dave!! I can&apos;t believe my finishing step used to be sanding. I&apos;m so happy I got into hand planes because that shimmer in the wood just can&apos;t be replicated with sanding.

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• MI

  @mikeiver · 1 year ago (edited)

  Outstanding job on the restore of the plane. &nbsp;My dad&apos;s neighbor and friend was in construction for decades and had a garage full of alot of junk and some old tools too. &nbsp;Among them were a few of these planes as well as an old Delta table saw. &nbsp;I helped him clean out the garage before he moved and he essentially gave me all of the tools in it. &nbsp;Alot of it was just old common stuff not worth much. &nbsp;But the planes and the table saw were real gems. &nbsp;He was very happy that they were going to be cherished, apriciated, and used. &nbsp;Aj passed more than a decade and a half ago but I still thank think of him with gratitude to this day each time I use one of tools he gave me. &nbsp;Now I wanna get them out and give each the treatment!

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• SK

  @skippylippy547 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Thank you for doing this video. &nbsp;I learned a lot!<br>A few years ago I restored a turn of the century Stanley #5 and had similar results.<br>Love these old hand planes a lot.

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• SP

  @spudgun1121 · 1 year ago

  First, let me say this is exactly the video i was looking for. And I nearly went looking for another video when you showed spray lacquer. Yep, you got me. <br><br>But like i said before, this was the video i was looking for. Thankfully i was slow on tuning out. Have a No.4 and No.6 type 7 I&apos;ve been mulling over for a couple months and now i know exactly how I&apos;m approaching them. Thank you for that! <br><br>Also, thanks for the frog mating method you showed. That looks a lot simpler than what I&apos;ve done in the past on a couple of my other users. Great video. Thanks for doing it right.