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01-17-2018, 05:53 PM
Whoa, at first blush I thought this was more of a clean up than a restoration.
Uhoh

Anyway this is a red frog Millers Falls #8. Which is roughly the size of a Stanley #3.

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Sure, its dirty and sort of beat and crusty, but I honestly thought it was cleaner than it proved to be.

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Um, what?
Confused

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Good grief, tote and knob were rough as hell, both getting a refinish.

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More to follow..........
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01-17-2018, 09:58 PM
I thought shavings and spider nests in the frog were standard. What's your process for the knob and tote?
Currently a smarta$$ but hoping to one day graduate to wisea$$
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01-18-2018, 08:05 AM
(01-17-2018, 09:58 PM)DaveParkis Wrote: I thought shavings  and spider nests in the frog were standard. What's your process for the knob and tote?

Clearly... the process on the knob and tote is similar to Spaceballs...  "jam the radar"  
Smile

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01-18-2018, 09:59 AM
(01-17-2018, 09:58 PM)DaveParkis Wrote: I thought shavings  and spider nests in the frog were standard. What's your process for the knob and tote?

I'm starting off with some Citra-Strip.
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01-18-2018, 12:56 PM
IF my No.8 gets used today, I might get a picture or two.....
Cool been using the longer No.11, lately...
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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01-18-2018, 01:52 PM
(01-18-2018, 12:56 PM)bandit571 Wrote: IF my No.8 gets used today, I might get a picture or two.....
Cool been using the longer No.11, lately...

Heck yeah.
Smile  I've got a #11, they're neat little planes.
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01-18-2018, 03:45 PM (This post was last modified: 01-18-2018, 03:50 PM by bandit571.)
Planes..just...planes
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See IF I can a group shot..
Winkgrin 
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One each...#8, #9, #11, and #14...
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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01-18-2018, 05:32 PM
(01-18-2018, 03:45 PM)bandit571 Wrote: Planes..just...planes

See IF I can a group shot..
Winkgrin 

One each...#8, #9, #11, and #14...

I want to add a #7 one day.
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01-18-2018, 05:43 PM
Every time I've tried for a #7, or a #10.......price goes through the roof...OK, here we go
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My #8    Next
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One of the #9s I have..a type 4..next
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#11 sitting in front of the #14....
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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01-18-2018, 07:19 PM

Cool
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