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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I thought it would be cool to have a place for a collection of before and after shots. Rules are simple, you must have done the work, and there must be a before and after shot. Any tool restoration welcome. Hopefully you will post often.

I'll start wit my latest.

Blog is here

Sargent 5206
Wood Gas Bumper Flooring Metal

Wood Artifact Font Metal Hand tool


Ohio Tools #7
First metal from the right
Wood Gas Hardwood Wood stain Composite material

Smoothing plane Shoulder plane Wood Plane Hardwood


And the Stanley #S4, second from the left.
Wood Smoothing plane Composite material Hardwood Plane
 

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As I posted earlier, you've raised the bar yet again. What a great idea of before and after restorations.
I follow the "saw" and "plane" forums, but some LJs restore other tools. We could be considered Tool Conservators.
That'd be TCs for short. Thanks for the motivatioin to learn how to post photos.
 
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I shot it with a can of silver paint. So much of the plating was gone. I cleaned it thoroughly and wiped it down with acetone. It was so bad I painted the base as well then after it dried I removed that with 600 grit. It was an eBay find for $19.00. I did a blog, there are a few more pictures.
Dak that brace is very nice.
 
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Stanley #22 wood bottom plane

Smoothing plane Plane Scrub plane Jack plane Rebate plane

Microphone Wood Reptile Amphibian Sculpture


Wood Rectangle Material property Hardwood Tints and shades


Wood Composite material Rectangle Hardwood Metal


Wood Font Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood


Wood Tool Everyday carry Hand tool Eyewear


This is one of my favorite restorations that I have done. I don't think many guys would have even tried to save this one and thats why I did it. I wanted the challenge of somehow bringing this one back to life. The iron took the most time as the back had very heavy pitting. I spent a few hours lapping the back to a fine polish.
 

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Thanks Brandon! I just sequentially buffed, polished, and waxed it. Rejointed the fence. That's it. It's been many years now and not a speck of rust (knock on wood). That was in my "gunmetal" phase, lol. I used to bring everything down to the bare metal and leave it.
 
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Unfortunately, the vast majority of the literally hundreds of restos I've done are undocumented. But I did find this one. The amazing thing was how much original paint was hiding under that rust. The electrolysis even freed up the frozen threaded left hand wheel. (that's all it's original paint by the way)
Wood Air gun Machine Gun accessory Metal
 

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Brandon, I still have the knob that was on the plane, if you want I can send it to you free of charge. Maybe you will want to throw it on one of your nice planes. :)

Don- What kind of finish did you use on that #30? That base turned out pretty dark, you didn't stain it did you?
 
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DocBailey, I don't know what it is, but I want one! Some kind of a miter frame machine? I'm also shocked at how much paint was under the crud. Really came out nice. That transitional's gleaming, Don. My guess it that it's just BLO. Either that or beeswax/turpentine. We'll see if I'm right, Dan.
 
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Al, you're the lucky winner. Since Brandon don't want it you get Dan's #7 knob. (wrote that without the #7 first, it just didn't sound right)

Dan, its Just BLO. I'm not sure why its so dark, It almost looks like it was around a lot of oil in a previous life.
 
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Al - you sound just like me
When it comes to hand tools, if I don't have one, I want one!
That is a Stanley 100 Mitre machine. It was made for years by Marsh, before they were bought up by Stanley.
I've included a page from a 1953 Stanley catalog - though mine (judging from the paint) is from the 1960s.
Though the description fails to mention it, the table swivels in the horizontal and vertical axis and can be locked, so that the joint can be fastened after cutting. It's really a one-trick-pony; a mitre box that can cut only 45 degree miters. BTW- I also have the proper saw.
Font Auto part Machine Motor vehicle Art
 

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