Great grandpa's planes

Tom Niemi

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A life long friend of mine calls me the other day and asks if I would be interested in some old planes:rolleyes: a ya:thumb: so what he has is his wife's great grandpa's hand planes, so I guess that would make them from somewhere in the 1800's all quite kool and in pretty decent shape. I don't know if they should be used, for me most likely not, just some great display pieces with a history:thumb:
 

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First nice catch there Tom. Then i agree with Bob. Have a go at sharpening them and try them out. They look like moulding planes.

Oh but Kitchen reno comes first;):D:thumb:
 
good grab tom!!! those are in real nice shape and the wedges are all there and not broke.. nice display on the wall next tot he table where we willset to discuss the worlds troubles after the kitchen is done:?)
 
Very nice looking set of planes Tom. Glad to see someone that doesn't appreciate their family's history at least pass it to someone that will appreciate it! Now, go play with them for a looooooooooooooong while (then I might be able to catch up!:rofl:)!!
 
Second the idea of a display case!

As an addition to the display, why not make a short section of molding with each plane, and display it along with the plane itself. Some nice cherry or walnut, perhaps?
 
WOW...nice find! Good luck though holding back and not sharpening them and trying them out. I, for one, would not be able to hold back. :thumb:
 
Those are terrific.
My take is, they were made to be used.
If they are in condition to use without damage, use them.
Great-Grandpa would be proud to know they are still being used.

I am with Frank on this. Learn to use them. You will need to sharpen the blades. Check out a DVD by Larry Williams on the subject. I have the DVD and it is very good. You got a few hollow and rounds, but I am not sure what the specialized molding planes were for. Maybe Jim has a better idea.

I would love to have a half set of hollows and rounds. Someday...
 
Been wondering this and no one has mentioned it. So, is this a group of planes that have to be used in a specific order to get to the profile of the extreme profile on them or from a straight board, they after a while cut that specific profile themself from a raw product?
 
i might be mistaken jonathan but i think you take and start with a plane board and run several passes to get the final profile, you might have a intermediate one in between but i doubt it..
 
So the blade is cut in this profile also? Or the profile in the plane only allows blade to stick past the area so eventually the profile is cut into the board and the blade itself is a traditional straight blade?:huh:
 
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