1879 Compass Plane [Restoration]

This restoration is on a Type 1 Stanley No. 113 compass plane patented in 1879. You can view the original patent documents here: The Type 1 planes of the No. 113 were made from 1877-1880 and allowed users to plane curved wooden surfaces. This specific plane was sent to me by a viewer. I wanted to restore this plane as close to original as possible so I opted to japan the main body and nickel-plate the knobs. Unfortunately, you must drill out a specific pin located under the sole adjustment knob in order to fully remove it from the body of the plane. Other than that one pin, everything else was de-rusted and cleaned for reassembly. With the blade sharpened, it preformed very well and was a lot of fun to use. I really miss restoring hand planes as that is what got me so hooked on doing restorations in the first place. Thanks again for for sponsoring this video. Wrenches and screwdrivers are