Stuart Ablett
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A while back, I restored an old Stanley #5C plane I got on auction, and I noticed that the blade was marked as a Stanley Sweet Heart. I also noticed that the blade seemed to be a laminated blade, that is there were obviously two pieces of steel making up the cutting edge.
Today, while sharpening it, I really went to town on getting the back of the blade flat and shiny
Boy when I was done could you ever see the two pieces of steel.....
I took a lot of pics, as it is hard to take a picture of something that is shiny, it may not look that shiny in those pics, but if you look at this pic......
... yep, it is shiny
This blade gets very sharp, but I'm finding it is a bit brittle, it will chip if it encounters a knot or something very hard in the wood. It is best left to taking a very very fine finishing cut, at that, it does well.
Cheers!
Today, while sharpening it, I really went to town on getting the back of the blade flat and shiny
Boy when I was done could you ever see the two pieces of steel.....
I took a lot of pics, as it is hard to take a picture of something that is shiny, it may not look that shiny in those pics, but if you look at this pic......
... yep, it is shiny
This blade gets very sharp, but I'm finding it is a bit brittle, it will chip if it encounters a knot or something very hard in the wood. It is best left to taking a very very fine finishing cut, at that, it does well.
Cheers!
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