Peugeot Freres plane

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

I saw this sad plane one evening and recklessly threw out a starter bid. Yesterday the postman delivered the prize to my doorstep. Here is what you can get these days for $14.53 in the handplane world.






It is a Peugeot Freres smoother from France. About #3 size, in fruitwood or beech and with an unsharpened tapered blade.






The previous owner had bashed the blade from the end with a steel hammer enough to deform the steel. A few minutes on an anvil fixed that issue. I wire brushed the rust.

The blade is tight and I need to relieve the sides just a touch so it moves more freely. The end looks factory ground--all it needs is a good honing. It is quite a puzzle because the plane is well worn and the blade is of the era. I am sure it is a replacement. Maybe the first blade was used up. The plane sole is dished with the mouth as a high spot. I need to take it down a bit.

So the next task is to make a new wedge. At least the good part of the original wedge is there and can serve as a good pattern. The challenge will be to stain it and make it match the plane.

So for the price of a burger and a brew I have a nice little 100 yo plane to play with. Not a bad deal.

[Timberwolf]

I saw this sad plane one evening and recklessly threw out a starter bid. Yesterday the postman delivered the prize to my doorstep. Here is what you can get these days for $14.53 in the handplane world.






It is a Peugeot Freres smoother from France. About #3 size, in fruitwood or beech and with an unsharpened tapered blade.






The previous owner had bashed the blade from the end with a steel hammer enough to deform the steel. A few minutes on an anvil fixed that issue. I wire brushed the rust.

The blade is tight and I need to relieve the sides just a touch so it moves more freely. The end looks factory ground--all it needs is a good honing. It is quite a puzzle because the plane is well worn and the blade is of the era. I am sure it is a replacement. Maybe the first blade was used up. The plane sole is dished with the mouth as a high spot. I need to take it down a bit.

So the next task is to make a new wedge. At least the good part of the original wedge is there and can serve as a good pattern. The challenge will be to stain it and make it match the plane.

So for the price of a burger and a brew I have a nice little 100 yo plane to play with. Not a bad deal.

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I have a Horn Plane and a toothing plane by that maker and a couple of other odd tools...The horn plane has a laminated body.

[Scott W]

What's with that hole in the front? Any idea

[C. in Indy]

OK,  I'll see your plane and raise you a plane....
Similar story, bottom-dollar #Bay purchase, but with a missing blade.   Burl horn is something else, though!
Unfortunately my stock of plane blades doesn't have an exact fit, but the challenge is enticing!

Chris

   

[Timberwolf]

What's with that hole in the front? Any idea

............My guess the hole was for a dowel or some other type of handhold.

[Admiral]

Mouth looks pretty wide; any thought to a re-soleing job?

[Stwood_]

Looks like a
  challenge.
Side hole was maybe for a handle

[Timberwolf]

Looks like a
  challenge.
Side hole was maybe for a handle

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LIL...I like rehabbing old woodies...if the sole is decent but has a wide mouth, I like to inlay a piece of 1/8" thick brass to close the mouth up, breathing new life in the old guys...I have one in the line-up right now waiting it's turn..if I ever get around to it..

[Scott W]

............My guess the hole was for a dowel or some other type of handhold.

I thought that but i tbought those types of handhelds were mainly on Asian planes.

[Timberwolf]

I thought that but i tbought those types of handhelds were mainly on Asian planes.

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Thats the tools I have seen the dowels on also..If the hole goes all the way through the body, a dowel could be inserted and a rope used to pull the plane while the other person held it down and pushed. But I can't imagine that would be necessary with a plane that size.