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Glad to hear that he was willing to grind the blade for you. I just sent in an email asking about that. I have zero grinding skills and that could have something to do with the blade not fitting correctly. I think I'm going to talk to him about getting one of his blades. Thanks for the help!
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Go to pbs.org..look up The Woodwright's Shop. Then, in the episode history, look for "hand plane essentials" Roy Underhill has Chris Schwarz on the show, explaining a few things about hand planes...keep an eye out, as you will see how to do a radius on a #5's iron....then watch as the freshly sharpened iron is put to work.
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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You should be able to fit a cambered blade in a Stanley without opening the mouth. The chip breaker will have to be positioned further away from the edge due to the chamber, but it will still perform as a jack/scrub plane just fine. I have 2 #5s, one with a chambered blade for hogging off material, and one with a hock blade for smoothing. I can switch the blades back and forth, but have to readjust the frogs if I do.
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The jack plane I have with the 8" radius...
And a look at what it does best. And fastest
I have four jacks in the #5 size..
The red one is a Corsair C-5...the other three?
Stanley No. 5 and a pair of Millers Falls No. 14s....each is set up a little different, from the 8" radius down to ..none.
There is also the "required" 5-1/2 Jumbo Jack..
Stanley No. 5-1/2, type 17...sitting between the Millers Falls No. 11 ( 5-1/4 size) and the #4 Frankenplane. Neither have any camber.
Why change blades..when I can just change plane and all.....just grab and go..already set up, and waiting.
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
