Work to do..

[bandit571]

First on the list..

   
Needs replaced...new arm..

   
Cut this 1x to length..then

   
Plane to final size AND shape..test fit..

   
Head was cleaned up..and a new flat was sanded where the thumbscrew goes...was easier than buying a replacement bolt of the correct size, thread and length..

Old pin was FUBAR..

   
Bent and corroded..would just snap off IF I tried to re-use...so..

   
Made a new pin, drilled a tight hole and hammered the new pin into place...

   
Add a coat of Witch's Brew Stain, wipe it down...and call it done...Pin has been sharpened up, as well.

Unable to scroll saw a replacement for..

   
Plan B.

   
I made a simpler version.  Will go back later, add a few pin/screw to the brass, then file it flush...
These are both Stanley No. 77 Mortise/marking Gauges...

   
They do need their points a bit sharper, though...

[bandit571]

On those Stanley heads, there is a brass strip that the thumbscrew tightens against....instead of digging a groove into the arm...
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Like on this Stanley No. 65.   However..the No. 77 heads are missing theirs...so
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Tin Snips to cut a strip of Brass to rough size and length...Grinder to final width...clamp the strip into place,,and hammer bend the "tabs" into shape...
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Need to repeat for the other sliding head...I did remove the strip for a quick grind to shape the tabs better...

Which leaves..
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These Pine scraps...that have been mostly ripped down from a very NASTY 1 x6..
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I cut out all the trouble making knotty areas...and since the 1x 6 was cupped..ran the saw right down the center.  

Boards are still 3/4" thick...and a bit too thick to make small boxes with...we have ways..
Tools..
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Cut-offs?
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Thins, for dividers and trays?  
Pile #1
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And pile #2...
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Each has 4 sides at around 1/2" thick...plus there was a couple I could not run through the tablesaw..
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That maybe I can resaw into parts to go around a lid's panel? 

Stay tuned..

[Stwood_]

Nice save.........

[hbmcc]

Holy crap, Bandit! Have you shown how you process trees  tree limbs into fine furniture?

[bandit571]

Holy crap, Bandit! Have you shown how you process trees  tree limbs into fine furniture?

All I have around here, is a Tulip Tree from the Neighbors...as all the dead limbs seem to fall into my backyard...none worth using...

That Pine  (whitewood?) 1 x 6 came from Lowes, BTW....was part of a stack I bought...the rest became sides and backs for Chest of Drawers drawers..

[Arlin Eastman]

I like it.  I have a few that need work but scared to decrease the value since they are non users

[bandit571]

Will start a new thread about that stack of Pine scraps....

This came home with me the other day...
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Rusty & Krusty?  Price for this "Treasure"?
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Says $5?    Bought it for $4 out the door...
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Upon further review...
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And way less than an hour in the shop...Knob is solid brass...Japanning is a glossy black..
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That rusty sole cleaned up nicely, and flat..
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Twins?   One is a 60s Cordovan...the "new" one is a bit older...Stanley hadn't stamped the Model Number into the sides, yet...

So...$4 for an older Stanley No. 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane?   You think I may have spent too much?

[bandit571]

As for that rebuilt marking gauge?
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Almost twins?


Almost...
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Some slight differences...one is a bit of a Show-off, though..
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SW No. 65, actually..

Wonder IF I need to add a ruler's markings to the "New & Improved" version?