Back At It
I’m back (again). Since retiring from teaching at Cerritos College in May, I took a bit of a break. After...
Plane Tune-up 9
Assembly of the plane is pretty straightforward, so I’ll skip the simple stuff. There’s one area, however, that often gets...
Plane Tune-up 8
Almost there! This will be the last step prior to assembling the plane. The japanning on this plane is chipped and...
Plane Tune-up 7
Broken handles on these old planes are fairly common. Most often, there is a break about 1/3 up from the...
Plane Tune-up 6
Cleaning up the various bits and pieces is next. My goal in this endeavor is to get the parts clean...
Plane Tune-up 5
Next on the plane tune-up I’ll fettle the frog and clean up the hardware. The fit of the frog in...
Plane Tune-up 4
In this post, I’ll be fettling the body of the plane. I got it back from the machinist and it looked...
Plane Tune-up 3
The first order of business for cleanup is the body of the plane. If it’s not in decent shape, all...
Plane Tune-up 2
I finally received the plane I won on eBay. The seller mailed it quickly after the auction ended, but due...
Plane Tune-up 1
This is the first of some old posts I’ll be updating. I’ll be re-issuing some of my more popular posts from...