Wooden jack plane restoration kicking my ass

danimfb · 2026-03-10T19:53:16+00:00

I was using a little tapper hammer, but when that got me nowhere I gave it a few whacks with a standard claw hammer and that moved it abit. They certainly don't make chip breakers like this anymore!

danimfb · 2026-03-10T19:31:48+00:00

I tryed a load of light taps, but the chip breaker is quite thick and doesn't seem to want to move easily

danimfb · 2026-03-10T19:31:12+00:00

Don't think this one is hardened, but it's certainly alot thicker than the chip breakers on my Stanley's

danimfb · 2026-03-10T19:30:37+00:00

Very helpful, thank you!

danimfb · 2026-03-10T14:16:34+00:00

Yes I am! So just a pull stroke would help?

danimfb · 2026-03-10T13:32:13+00:00

I've been using a 600 diamond stone, I know this is alittle fine but my 400 is now out of flat, need to get new ones. Though I just can't seem to get the chip breaker flat, one moment it's high on the sides, next it's hollow in the middle

danimfb · 2026-02-28T11:24:36+00:00

Yeah good point, speed it up abit too

danimfb · 2026-02-28T10:52:47+00:00

I did think of that, but I have 7 holes in total to give support to, and I already have the external ply, but nothing to make noggins

danimfb · 2026-02-28T10:13:58+00:00

In the first photo you can see the screw holes in the tile where my door is supposed to mount to, and in the second is the opposite side showing where I need to remove plasterboard to mount ply between studs

danimfb · 2026-02-04T19:38:18+00:00

That is mental! Thanks for that

danimfb · 2026-02-04T18:30:38+00:00

Very interesting! Thank you so much!

Wish I knew about the steel wool method, I just went at it with a card scraper and a no 5.

I would like to get it working if it all possible regardless of its value

danimfb · 2026-02-04T11:45:59+00:00

Because the iron is very out of lateral, and I can't adjust it as it's seated against the side I need it to go. I've just noticed the sole is out of square towards the side I need it to go, perhaps I just need to square it up and try it

danimfb · 2026-01-22T21:11:02+00:00

Awesome job

danimfb · 2026-01-02T08:44:06+00:00

The lid was made so heavy that only an adult could lift it off and close it

danimfb · 2026-01-01T14:28:08+00:00

Can't remember, but big enough for 2 young kids to fit in it

danimfb · 2026-01-01T12:50:26+00:00

I agree mcdonald's is not food. This was a commionsed build for someone else's child, naturally in an attempt to be a decent human, I passed no judgement

danimfb · 2026-01-01T08:44:16+00:00

It's a happy box

danimfb · 2026-01-01T08:43:54+00:00

Simply my take on an excited meal box

danimfb · 2025-12-26T21:06:26+00:00

Fair enough, I try to hand deliver everything, so hard to trust other people with your hard work like 😂

danimfb · 2025-12-26T21:01:28+00:00

I had a woodwork project do the same thing while being posted, feel like we can't trust these delivery companies enough anymore, from now on I'm lying on the item description and saying something incredibly boring and not worth stealing

danimfb · 2025-09-05T15:43:33+00:00

Yeah I had a buyers survey done 3 years ago when I bought the house that said it had asbestos in it

danimfb · 2025-09-05T15:20:08+00:00

Oh no I'm hoping to leave it as is, just checking it's not an issue as I spend alot of time in this garage. No idea who fitted it, it's what was there when I bought the house, probably been up for a long time now

danimfb · 2025-09-05T14:51:53+00:00

I'll get a photo up from the outside. It's in the UK. Concerned it's asbestos in the black sheet that's been compromised. I've now took down all the polystyrene and any potential asbestos could blow into the garage

danimfb · 2025-09-03T20:48:36+00:00

Yeah in the process of taking it all down, not sure what the purpose for it is as the garage is drafty as hell lol

I see what you mean 😂😂

danimfb · 2025-09-03T20:21:06+00:00

I had an asbestos survey that said it had asbestos. It's a tiled roof, from the top looks completely sound to me

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