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   eddiefromAustralia | Sep 28, 2003 09:12am | #1

   Could have been me.

   here 'tis:

   http://www.yesterdaystools.com/tuninga1.htm

   Cheers,

   eddie

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   BG | Sep 28, 2003 01:32pm | #2

   Eddie,

   Question?  When I first started cleaning up planes (about a year or two ago)somewhere I read that laping the frog was a good idea.  However, over the past couple of months every 'how to' link on cleaning and tuning planes does not include laping the frog. Did I just dream this frog laping requirement?

   thanks

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   eddiefromAustralia | Sep 28, 2003 01:41pm | #3

   Hi BG,

   It's a bit of both - the frog doesn't make complete contact with the blade, as the blade is deformed concave when the chipbreaker/backing iron screw is tightened. It's only the bit of blade at the top and at the very bottom, in my opinion, that are in solid contact with the frog

   I lap the bottom 1/2" minimally (Stress this - don't want to alter the design of the plane) so that there's reasonable contact between the base of the frog and the blade and leave it at that.

   Hope that this makes sense

   Cheers,

   eddie

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   BG | Sep 28, 2003 02:20pm | #4

   Eddie,

   Yes, your logic is sound (as usual).  I only lap the part below the screw..and not too much at that.  Recently, I acquired an old #3 (about100 years old) and noticed a touch of rust on the bottom corner of the frog.  I also noticed how rough cut the (right off the band saw) frog was and laped to remove the deep hash marks.

   Looks to me that a hundred years ago these planes were no better out of the box than they are today... 

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   onbelay | Sep 28, 2003 05:05pm | #5

   That's the one!  Immediately added to Favorites!  Thanks.

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   3fingers | Sep 29, 2003 06:11am | #6

   A good video on the subject is Frank Klausz

   "Hand Tools with Frank Klausz"  He shows his method on cleaning up and restoring flea market planes