plane repair

[William R. Monroe]

Thanks, Ron,

I was just down looking at it again this morning and thinking that maybe
epoxy would be the way to go.  Unfortunately, with the existing hole, there
isn't much room to drill and place a dowel in the handle without redrilling
the bolt hole - not the end of the world, but.....

The bolt that holds the handle on is not nearly snug enough in the handle to
serve for alignment purposes.  Though, now that I think about it, perhaps I
could just find one that is snug in the handle, and follow what you suggest.

It's starting to come together.  I'll let you know when my cover photo
appears.  :-]

William R. Monroe



> > 1.    Glue type?
> Epoxy, probably.
>
> > 2.    because of the shape of the handle, clamping will either cause a
break
> > at the top, or will cause parts to slide past one another as pressure
> > increases.
>
> There should be a bolt through the handle, which would serve
> as both alignment pin and clamp. Lather it up with a release
> agent - anything from nose grease to paste wax, and press on.
> It won't take anything like real clamp pressure to make the
> repair, just snug it up with a decent alignment to minimize
> post-cure woodwork, and some assurance that the bolt won't be
> permanently bonded to the handle.
>
> Functionally, it's a piece of cake. If you're shooting for the
> cover of Fine Woodworking, you're on your own.
> Ron N