More planes

[jzmtl]

Picked up another plane this past weekend at yard sale, logo says salmen's, never heard of it, but it's identical to the new Stanley #4 I bought a while ago, except less plastic and 8x cheaper. 

The handles are wood, but the varnish is cracked and half fallen off, so I sanded and revarnished it. Ran it through wire wheel to remove loose rust, not sure if I should complete derust it.

The blade is made in England, same as the new stanley, I guess there's something about the English and their plane iron.  The body says made in England too, whereas the stanley is unlabeled. The machined sole/sides are a lot smoother, not sure if they were made that way or tuned by user.

I sharpened the blade on belt sander (I can see the hand plane purists coming at me with pitchforks now), and it works pretty well. The surface it made is smoother than any random orbital sander can do.











And here's a family shot of what I have now, subject to grow pending yard sale this weekend. 

[Sparky415]

Looks good 

I'm sure I have that Stanley,
I think it is a 'Stanley Handyman' made for the DIY market after the 50's 
I might also have a Salmen's somewhere 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Beautiful planes mate

I remember using a spoke shaver identical to that one at school

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[Sparky415]

I found this link on another site and thought it might be useful for Stanley plane users
 
Stanley plane PDF 

http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip9/stanley/stan-bpl/edsheets.pdf   

[Smashie]

Nice. I have a Stanley no4 a record 4 1/2 and a spoke shave awaiting restoration









Got this too but it may be beyond help

[jzmtl]

The older stanley looks to be much better machined. Sole is smooth, how's flatness though?

I was very dismayed to find out the new #4 has a very cupped sole. Attempted to flatten it by hand, but after a minute or so I realized it'll take me days to do it. So I said smurf it and threw it on the belt sander, it's mostly flat now and I'm not going to bother with it anymore.

[Smashie]

It's pretty flat. It's just been neglected.

I need to pick up wet and dry paper and some old granite work top this weekend.

[tosh]

OK
The older stanley looks to be much better machined. Sole is smooth, how's flatness though?

I was very dismayed to find out the new #4 has a very cupped sole. Attempted to flatten it by hand, but after a minute or so I realized it'll take me days to do it. So I said smurf it and threw it on the belt sander, it's mostly flat now and I'm not going to bother with it anymore.

Interesting to hear you say that. Unless the sole is dented I'd be more inclined to assume the cupped sole is a result from the previous owners daily use. I know that most hand tools take on certain deformations as we all tend to grip, twist tools slightly differently. The cupped blade is more likely caused by shooting doors at an angle. In the past I've noticed mine to be slightly cupped and know that its never been dropped so assume its me bearing down on both the front and rear with the blade slicing at an angle when sizing doors up.

[jzmtl]

That one I actually bought brand new so the factory grind was off. It look straight but put a ruler on it shows the mouth area is recessed compare to front/back. Not sure how that happened since I assume the factory used belt sander.