1879 Compass Plane [Restoration]

Video Description

This restoration is on a Type 1 Stanley No. 113 compass plane patented in 1879. You can view the original patent documents here:https://patents.google.com/patent/US216577 The Type 1 planes of the No. 113 were made from 1877-1880 and allowed users to plane curved wooden surfaces. This specific plane was sent to me by a viewer. I wanted to restore this plane as close to original as possible so I opted to japan the main body and nickel-plate the knobs. Unfortunately, you must drill out a specific pin located under the sole adjustment knob in order to fully remove it from the body of the plane. Other than that one pin, everything else was de-rusted and cleaned for reassembly. With the blade sharpened, it preformed very well and was a lot of fun to use. I really miss restoring hand planes as that is what got me so hooked on doing restorations in the first place. Thanks again for https://www.evapo-rust.com for sponsoring this video. Wrenches and screwdrivers are now for sale at www.handtoolrescue.com Help secure more tools for future videos (if you want): https://www.patreon.com/handtoolrescue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handtoolrescue Facebook Group - Share your restorations https://www.facebook.com/groups/handtoolrescue https://www.facebook.com/handtoolrescue/ Reddit - Share your restorations https://www.reddit.com/r/HandToolRescue/ Podcast (with Jimmy DiResta and Andrew Alexander) - https://anchor.fm/fitzall