How to Restore a Plow Plane New arms

[@davidwood3751]

I kinda like the idea of making newly made parts and repairs stand out like that. Looks cool.

[@rjamsbury1]

Always got a lot of love for bringing old tools back to life

[@Original_Old_Farmer]

Yea, yea, yea, everybody restores plow planes. How about restoring a plow? Good video. Keep up the good work.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Lol. I'll leave that one to my wife's grandfather. He collects tractors and plows.

[@chriscunicelli7070]

I think you did a real good job James

[@MrConminer]

I just found a plow plane like this at the flea market. Nice timing and huge thanks

[@mrq7502]

I completely agree! Perfect timing!!

[@chielbloos]

I bought a plow plane together with a bunch of very old tools two years ago... Now I know what to do to get the old plane up and running again! I love your work and enjoy your patience with every detail you're working on. Thanks for this video! Greetings from the Netherlands!!

[@TheBert]

You just plowed through that restoration. Good stuff!

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

It turned out great without any turning.

[@frankagee3157]

How timely, great. I just purchased a plow plane without the beams and need to repair it. I said purchase, I actually stole it for $8.oo. I also was thinking about using some Osage Orange (I usually call it hedge) for it. I love working Osage Orange and have a fair amount of it. Thanks for the video.

[@lynxg4641]

Nicely done James, I really like the contrast the various other hardwoods have added, looks really sharp, betting the owner will be super stoked.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Osage is my favorite wood to make tools n turn from! Hardest that grows on this continent naturally

[@MCsCreations]

James, you're an artist. Amazing work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@fieroboom]

I wish I could quadruple like this, because I just got a wooden plow plane. 😁👍 And I love seeing your mistakes - it makes me feel so much better & apt to jump in & try things. 👍👍👍

[@handcraftedbygrbroussard361]

Awesome repair!

[@woutmoerman711]

Thanks for the video, James!

[@justinalang]

Another excellent video!

[@aprendizdeebanista]

Great video! Thanks!

[@johnminton7360]

Great video, as usual. I have an old plow plane with threaded arms. Of course, some of the threads are stripped off. I’m hoping to make new arms and wooden nuts using a tap and die set. I wish you’d do a video about this type of plow plane repair. Otherwise I’m going to have to figure it all out for myself!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I might in the future. Finding them with perfect threads all throughout is almost impossible. A lot of times the threading would break off just after being manufactured. And a lot of the companies would sell them just that way because it really doesn't make much of a difference if the threads are fully intact or partially chipped out.

[@nipunlokuwithanage3433]

cutting the shoulder lines for the brass ferrules reminds me of how luthiers saw slots to put the frets into guitars especially with the rounded surface. a popular trick is to use a piece of tape along the saw plate as a depth marking so u dont saw too far into the "tenon". just a potentially useful suggestion :) (edit: since the ferrule will cover the tenon completely theres really no need but its still good trick to save for a rainy day)

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Right on. I used the tape trick when the depth is important or I need it to be consistent. In this case. I just eyeballed it and made sure I stayed a little bit less than I needed to be so I could chisel back to it.

[@Praxaeus]

You might want to keep a cutoff of that Osage as a burnisher. It works amazing for that

[@jeremywalker666]

Hey James, often times the wedges will have hooked ends to keep them from completely falling out. Not complaining, just an observation or tip if you will

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

True. Especially for marking gauges.

[@LaraCroftCP]

Another tool i really want but thats so rare in my country i think i make my own.

[@pulsehead]

What kind of ferrule is this? Is it a Will Ferrule?

[@hatchetaxeandsaw3592]

Hey James. Where did you get the brass head hammer you used on the ferrule? I want one! Thanks, Joey

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That when I bought from a friend to the channel. He made a few of them, kept one for himself and sold a few to other friends.

[@haqvor]

I have an old transitional bench plane from my grandfather that needs a new sole. I'm thinking about just planing it flat and glue a piece of oak to the old sole. Will that hold together or is it necessary to use some kind of joint for better mechanical strength? I will also have to cut the throat in the oak which might be the biggest challenge.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That is what I usually do. Just glue on a new base. As long as there is a good joint it will last.

[@haqvor]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thank you!

[@jwydubak9673]

What is the grey metal part (skid?) in front of and behind the iron made of? How thick it is?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

The skates are made of steel and then faced with brass.

[@DavidS-dh5ev]

Very nice! Thanks. I have one that is missing some of the brass ferrels. Any ideas on how to replace those? A casting is probably the obvious solution, but I don't have the skills or tools for that.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Unfortunately, there were so many different variations of them that finding a replacement is almost impossible. Probably the easiest thing would be getting a copper or brass pipe and forming it to the right shape.

[@DavidS-dh5ev]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks. That thought had crossed my mind, too. Copper might be easier to shape and more accessible. Would probably mean reshaping the arms which is one of the reasons I liked your video.

[@andrewbeaumont5492]

Get some square brass bar. Saw to length of the ferule. Round over the top to match the arms. Drill out the center & file it square. While this sounds a lot of work brass is soft and easy to work with, much easier than steel for example. It's fun and while brass does have a cost it's not huge. You also need to be able to hold the part in a small engineer's vice rather than a wood work vice in my opinion, but with care anythings possible. Good luck.

[@andrewbeaumont5492]

PS in England you can get small amounts of brass from ebay, I don't know where you are but I imagine other countries are the same.

[@DavidS-dh5ev]

@@andrewbeaumont5492 Thank you, Andrew. This is not an approach I had considered. Your suggestion about ebay is very helpful. Brass is somewhat expensive and I wouldn't need much.

[@BrianRust89]

That looks like locust not Osage orange. Osage is super yellow. Black locust is very similar to Osage orange though. I use osage orange a lot! Could be a different type I guess though. Great job man!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yep. I'm pretty sure it's Osage oranges. I know the tree it came from lol. I have a friend who Mills his own lumber and this came from a head row not too far from here. I have a friend who Mills his own lumber and this came from a head row not too far from here. Also, you can never quite tell coloring from a video. It can be very difficult to get that to look the same as it does in reality on every screen.

[@mattf9096]

This plane kinda has me wondering if the fence was made to look like a piece of molding or if it was made from a piece of molding that was lying around.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

In this case no. This was made by Ohio tool company. And they made all of them look the exact same. It used to be fairly common that the fence was very decorative and you could show the quality of your work by how decorative you made it.

[@thewalnutwoodworker6136]

I'll be happy to send you some tools to retore for me!😏

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

If one fits the video I am open.

[@TomDanaher]

Why 2 watches?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yeah I decided to back it down to only two watches today.

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