I bought my first hand plane at flea market last week (Shelton No. 9). Of course, it had some rust, but all the parts were in good shape and I've managed to get it pretty well cleaned up and sharpened. I've read the Sheltons are Stanley copies, but not great quality. I think this is similiar to Stanley No. 4 smoother, about 9 inches long.
So, to the point. Any references or suggestions on setup? I spent about an hour futzing around and made some progress on scrap wood. I've googled around for "hand planer manuals" but no luck. So far it's just trial and error and one "Sharpening Hand Tools" book I got from library. So I don't know, what parts to adjust first, relationship of blade to chip breaker, frog setting, depth of blade, throat opening, and on and on and on.
Experimenting is fun, but it would be nice to have recommendations on books, websites, or perhaps online manuals that might give more step by step instruction.
Thanks for listening,
Sapwood
So, to the point. Any references or suggestions on setup? I spent about an hour futzing around and made some progress on scrap wood. I've googled around for "hand planer manuals" but no luck. So far it's just trial and error and one "Sharpening Hand Tools" book I got from library. So I don't know, what parts to adjust first, relationship of blade to chip breaker, frog setting, depth of blade, throat opening, and on and on and on.
Experimenting is fun, but it would be nice to have recommendations on books, websites, or perhaps online manuals that might give more step by step instruction.
Thanks for listening,
Sapwood