Hi,

Saw blade will fine in the No80 (scraper plane Jeff) the spray paint
might scrape off depends if they cleaned up before painting, with a bit
of luck it won't have stuck so might come off easy.

Pete

Peter Michael Maddex Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know BLS Workplace
Services Nottingham Trent University

-----Original Message----- From: oldtools-bounces@r... [mailto:oldtools-
bounces@r...] On Behalf Of John Holladay Sent: 30 July 2010 14:09 To:
Old Tools Subject: [OldTools] Auugggh!! Why did someone paint this
thing,and why that color?

Esteemed gentlemen,

I have two questions today.

Someone gave me an old wooden plane. It is a 15" long, beech plane made
by Ohio Tool Co. The iron is 1 3/4 inches wide and has plenty of life
left in it. The wood is in good condition. The tote has a crack in it,
but I believe it will glue up nicely. Someone attached what appears to
be a wooden cabinet knob to the front of it. I think I can come up with
something more effective for that, although, I kind of doubt it
originally had a front knob. There is one major problem. At some point
in this poor tools history, someone thought it would be a good idea to
paint this tool. Even worse, it was painted an obnoxious, ugly shade of
green. It looks like it was painted with spray paint. Any suggestions as
to how I should remove this paint that will not cause any more harm to
the wood than absolutely necessary? I know better than to simply start
sanding the paint off, but not sure about using a chemical stripper or
something like that. Also, what should I apply to the wood to
condition/protect it once I get it back to the way that it should be?

Also, I picked up a Stanley #80 Cabinet Scraper ($5.00), but it does not
have a blade. I have an old used up Disston that I picked up in order to
salvage the screws and nuts. I have been intending to make some card
scrapers from what is left of the saw plate. Would the steel from this
saw be adequate to make a new blade for the #80?

Thank you,

Doc

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