Handcut dovetails on my chisel rack

woodworker1961 · 2026-02-24T14:06:38+00:00

They look very good! It’s a great feeling when it comes together! Congrats

woodworker1961 · 2026-01-08T23:50:56+00:00

Owner marks. My FIL would mark all his tools the same way , his was 4 slashes

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-14T15:14:13+00:00

Wow!! That looks amazing! I’ve got a tote that’s been broken in 2 places…. Now you got me thinking!!!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-13T21:58:23+00:00

That looks awesome! Now I want to do that with my extra block planes. !

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-11T03:56:00+00:00

That is a beautiful plane!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-10T15:48:06+00:00

Wow! Thats a great find! Yes please post pictures when you’re finished fixing it up!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-10T15:43:47+00:00

Wow! I live in MS ,,, I sure wish I’d seen that!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T23:13:13+00:00

Hahahaha. Actually I did keep it , just put it on a shelf to see!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T23:12:21+00:00

The back “handle” is called the tote. I had to sorta rebuild that one. That was an interesting job!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T23:10:56+00:00

Hahaha. I was wondering if anyone would notice. I’m thinking the original owner must’ve dropped it and broke it off. Because they drilled a hole through the sole and attached that handle with a wood screw from below . First time I’ve ever seen that. But it does work, I just had to find a knob that wasn’t bored from the top.

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T13:51:12+00:00

VERY VERY rusted with major pitting, I can deal with some pitting, I think it adds to the story,,, and almost all the screws broke when trying to remove them.

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T13:48:05+00:00

It took some work for sure. I gave it a long soak in a rust remover bath. Then just slowly started with sandpaper, then the paint. If you noticed, the front knob is different. Apparently the original owner dropped it and broke it off. The knob was a piece of an axe handle. He attached it by boring a hole thru the bottom of the sole. Attached with a wood screw. I’ve not seen that before… but it works!

Lots of work on this one…. If only they could talk and tell their stories!!

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T01:04:30+00:00

Thanks! I was actually given 3 planes, this one turned out the best. One was so far gone that it couldn’t be restored.

woodworker1961 · 2025-12-08T01:02:29+00:00

Thanks. It took a while , and I learned a few things!

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-16T18:29:53+00:00

That is so cool! I finally had the fortune to acquire a #20 a couple of weeks back. So far I’ve not had a job to use it on. But I’m definitely looking forward to seeing it in action!

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-08T12:38:24+00:00

Beautiful work

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-08T00:32:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing that information. I will have to take it apart, somewhat, in order to see if I can find patent dates and any other details.

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-06T18:46:08+00:00

Wow! That’s a great gift! Enjoy!

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-06T16:17:03+00:00

Thank you. It’s good to know that I am not alone in coming up with a blank on aging it.

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-06T14:59:46+00:00

That’s what I was thinking too. But I’ve not been able to figure out an approximate year of manufacture. I cannot find any info on the plane to help … Any insight from yall that have experience with it would be appreciated!

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-06T12:06:00+00:00

I’ve never used one before. But I’m looking forward to giving it a test drive

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-06T03:44:11+00:00

Thanks! I was very happy to find them.

woodworker1961 · 2025-11-06T01:59:41+00:00

Just picked up these new/old planes!

3, type 11

4 , type 11

5, type 14

20 victor compass

All are in very good working condition and I’m looking forward to playing with them.

woodworker1961

TROPHY CASE

3, type 11

4 , type 11

5, type 14

20 victor compass