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   hammer1 | Dec 30, 2006 07:34am | #1

   There are a lot of old wooden planes available. They have to be by a rare maker or something special, like a fancy plough plane, to be of much value. If you touch a truly valuable antique, it's value will drop significantly. Some of the most valuable look like junk and you wouldn't look at it twice. Do some research first. For an ordinary plane, a little mineral spirits with a fine scotchbrite pad and minimum elbow grease will clean it up. You can wipe a coat of BLO on the plane afterwards. Murphy's oil soap is used with water and that would not be a good idea.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match