Narrated: 1879 Compass Plane [Restoration]

A tool that doesn't try to kill you in your sleep? BLASPHEMY!

TheGoldDude

Hope you are feeling better. Thank you for soldiering on. That is a bravely and beautifully done restoration. I have one of those, also, and it is currently in the restoration/ refurb queue. Regrettably, your video helped me realize that mine has a replacement blade.I have seen Elia Bizzarri use one to smooth the rockers on a one of his Windsor rockers and Roy Underhill the wheel of his flywheel lathe. I have also heard it recommended to set the curve of the sole a bit tighter for convex and a bit flatter for concave curves in order to allow the iron a bit of extension below the sole.

Elaine Higgins

I'm not sure, but I have my theories/hunches. I could be mistaken (do let me know if I am), but before the Stanley Rule & Level Co bought the patent rights to Leonard Baileys planes and started manufacturing them in 1867, Stanley wasn't producing any tools with japanning on them. I think they were experimenting with recipes, raw materials, what works, what doesn't, etc etc. I also think being frugal may have been a reason for it as well.

Benjamin Marn

Hope you feel better soon. Maybe you'll feel even better than before!

I never noticed the sped up videos until you mentioned it! I thought you just moved like that.

TheGons

I wish we knew why.

Hand Tool Rescue

When it's used up!

Hand Tool Rescue

Early Stanley japanning can be thin, in general, its thinner than later Stanley planes (say, a type 11 for example), but there is some variation between them. My 1874 type 4 No.7 has paper thin japanning, my 1869 type 2 No. 4 is also really thin, but somewhat thicker than the No. 7.

Benjamin Marn

when you gonna change that juice? looks nasty, man ;-P

Michael Ford

Hey, glad to see you're back and your health is improving. Been looking for this exact plane for my shop. Found one last week at an antique shop in Santa Rosa but it was so busted up and abused that the $110 price tag wasn't justified and I left it.

Michael Wright

Hahaha, on it.

Hand Tool Rescue

Very nice, as usual! Very much enjoy the background information on it too. I once found myself in Architecture school, and I see the appeal. Very sculptural. Thanks!

ChuckD

Get well soon! My wife and I just had the Rona and we ended up not inviting it back for Sunday dinner the next weekend. Overstayed it’s welcome.

Seemah C

Now I want to see a several hour long video of you making a curved tooth pick from a log with this.

Planky

get well soon!

Bukka

What an interesting tool. Never seen or heard of these. Thanks! Ed

Edward Conway

What a cool tool. I’d never even heard of a compass plane, but seeing it makes its usefulness obvious! As always, great job. 👍🏼

Marc McKenzie

A perfect fab vid with our morning coffee in Sydney, thanks mate!

Alaskan Rock Vodka

@4:57 Harnassing Covid forces and putting them to better use.

Great video, great restoration, awesome tool! Glad to hear you're doing well with the virus.

Seeing this on my Patreon queue made me smile as I look forward to this evening's entertainment.

Jeffrey R. Broido

So pretty!

Janet Dupree

Glad to see it get the treatment it deserves!

Alex Hosselet

Indeed! I'm good though.

Hand Tool Rescue

Oh no, the rona got ya?

Bob kukuljan