Christmas gift from my Grandpa

A little background - my Grandpa, who is in his late 80's, has been a carpenter all his life and was pretty chuffed when I took up something wood related as a hobby. This tiny rebate plane was made by his great-grandfather, making it well over 100 years old - what a cool gift!
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  • i a sucker for old tools like that, absolutly love it!

  • Cool, Richey.  My dad was a carpenter (and railroad man).   He left me some of his tools before he died in 1985 and I think of him when I use them.   As for the sharpening skills, mine are terrible.   Someday I will learn.  Maybe.

  • Thanks John. Fortunately I've invested quite a bit of time learning how to sharpen by eye. The iron slides out pretty eeasily and the blade is straight like a chisel unlike most planes which are curved. They don't make steel like they used to so there's no reason I shouldn't be able to hand this down to my descendants!
  • Very cool.   Double cool with the history.   I hope you can actually use it.  You know, I would not have the skills to sharpen that.   Better get some tips if you don't know how.

  • Awesome!!

  • Aye, that we do. I'm thinking I can use it to carve soundboard bracing.
  • The mutts-nuts, as we say here in Blighty!

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