I'm just in the throes of tuning up a car boot jack plane.
I won't upset you all by telling you what I paid <>.

The cutting stuff cleaned up nicely in the normal way (I.Sorby, Stamped
and logoed cap-iron). 2-3 hours with abrasives.

The crud came off the body with 0000 wire wool, and I then waxed
it. And glued the tote back in.

The body had a remarkable 1/6 bannana warp in it. Whole thing.
I've jointer'd it out on the sole, cleaned up the bedding
(grunge), and the plane now works pretty well.

One point of interest is the long toe. The whole plane is 15 3/4" long,
but the distance from front of plane to "wear" is 6". Unsually
long.

The maker's name has been chiselled off, which is odd.

Anyway, the shaving aperture is now a somewhat generous 5/32"
Should I patch this a little tighter?

And do any patching experts have any opinion on how thick
the patch should be. Dunbar recommends 3/8"

	BugBear

BugBear tells of a jack plane where " The maker's name has been chiselled off, w
hich is odd."  And, the  "body had a remarkable 1/6 bannana warp in it."

Odd indeed, but all too common, unfortunately.  Not surprising that you 
picked it up in a car boot sale -- sounds like you've picked up a plane 
used by the criminal woodworking element.  They are known to file or 
chisel off the maker's mark so that the weapon, I mean plane, can't be 
traced.  These are typically sold in cash-only, back-alley or car boot 
deals, with no record of the transaction.  And the mention of a banana 
clip makes it sound suspiciously like an assault jack, perhaps modified 
from the normal jack.  Does it produce multiple shavings with a single 
push? 

It's a bit surprising that it has a long toe -- usually, these guys favor 
a short toe, sometimes called a sawed-off jack.  Makes it easier to 
conceal. 

Regards,
Joe
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Joseph G. Baron
Raleigh, NC

Joseph Baron wrote:
> 
> > BugBear tells of a jack plane where " The maker's name has been chiselled of
f, which is odd."  And, the  "body had a remarkable 1/6 bannana warp in it."

Oh rats. Typo. The banana curve was bad, but not that bad. It was 1/16"
(around 2mm, Jeff)

Sole was convex.

	BugBear

Joseph Baron wrote:
> 
> > BugBear tells of a jack plane where " The maker's name has been chiselled of
f, which is odd."  And, the  "body had a remarkable 1/6 bannana warp in it."
> 
> Odd indeed, but all too common, unfortunately.  Not surprising that you
> picked it up in a car boot sale -- sounds like you've picked up a plane
> used by the criminal woodworking element.  They are known to file or
> chisel off the maker's mark so that the weapon, I mean plane, can't be
> traced.  These are typically sold in cash-only, back-alley or car boot
> deals, with no record of the transaction.  And the mention of a banana
> clip makes it sound suspiciously like an assault jack, perhaps modified
> from the normal jack.  Does it produce multiple shavings with a single
> push?
> 
> It's a bit surprising that it has a long toe -- usually, these guys favor
> a short toe, sometimes called a sawed-off jack.  Makes it easier to
> conceal.
>

Is suppose some of the damage could be caused by the jack hitting the
road. That tarmac is rough. (*)

	BugBear

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