Day??? Yah, I have been at it for a few days now :-)
When you want to study tools, you necessarily accumulate a few...
In theory as they come in the house they go thru my indoctrination process. Cleaned, assess, document update records etc.
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Yes, it is a good theory, but in practice some tend to be put away until I can get to them. If I forget to update it soon after, they can go for a while... longer
I said it before, it is both a bane and a privilege to have many examples to study and yes, use.
Do you have any idea how long it would take to sharpen 193 planes (my updated number this AM)???
That is why as I go thru them, the last thing left to be done is sharpening. That get done when its turn comes up to play.
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So as I go thru them all, I update also my computer files, making sure my numbers are correct and all accounted for. Once in a blue moon, ideally once a year, I take all my planes out, to make sure they are all accounted for, check on their conditions, de-rust as needed, cleaned and put away.
I noticed this time, two woodies have the start of some mildew. They will all be wiped down before going back in storage.
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That means many trips back and forth to my Man cave bathroom to wash, soak in Evaporust, rinse then wire wheel the object(s). A never ending story right now :-)
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So I still got a few more days ahead of me. I do not take everything else out of storage to physically account for them. Right now, I concentrate on the category I know I made some acquisitions recently.
Of which there are a few to go thru and a line up for a dip in Evaporust :-)
Bob, reeking of Evaporust, WD40 and if I am not careful I will aggravate my wrist at the keyboard
When you want to study tools, you necessarily accumulate a few...
In theory as they come in the house they go thru my indoctrination process. Cleaned, assess, document update records etc.
Yes, it is a good theory, but in practice some tend to be put away until I can get to them. If I forget to update it soon after, they can go for a while... longer
I said it before, it is both a bane and a privilege to have many examples to study and yes, use.
Do you have any idea how long it would take to sharpen 193 planes (my updated number this AM)???
That is why as I go thru them, the last thing left to be done is sharpening. That get done when its turn comes up to play.
Stanley No 9-1/4 block plane in need of some love
Stripped, photographed
Wash with Krud Kutter, then Evaporust
Cleaned, de-rusted, lubricated.
Ready to go in the till.
NOTE No sandpapers were used, strictly Evaporust and wire wheel.
So as I go thru them all, I update also my computer files, making sure my numbers are correct and all accounted for. Once in a blue moon, ideally once a year, I take all my planes out, to make sure they are all accounted for, check on their conditions, de-rust as needed, cleaned and put away.
I noticed this time, two woodies have the start of some mildew. They will all be wiped down before going back in storage.
Hollow & Rounds, found a few more after this pic. I have 28 of them.
When handling woodies in and out of storage, a plane hammer is a must.
The wedge and blade will either be loose or tight.
Something I meant to do for a few years...
Measure their blades in prevision to account for duplicates and missing Nos
They are all pushed in flush. Notice the slight variations in length.
The longest sticking out happens to be one of the oldest in that grouping
That means many trips back and forth to my Man cave bathroom to wash, soak in Evaporust, rinse then wire wheel the object(s). A never ending story right now :-)
Rounding up the bench planes, woodies.
Part of the fun is to match the loose blades and wedges :-)
Thankfully, I have pictures to help me.
So I still got a few more days ahead of me. I do not take everything else out of storage to physically account for them. Right now, I concentrate on the category I know I made some acquisitions recently.
Of which there are a few to go thru and a line up for a dip in Evaporust :-)
Bob, reeking of Evaporust, WD40 and if I am not careful I will aggravate my wrist at the keyboard