Old stanley no 5 bailey plane

This was my grandpaps from his wood shop, sat forever. My dad doesnt recall exactly when. Maybe 50s? Thats my uneducated guess.

Anyways, pretty good shape. Needs new blade. Anyone know of any uses on a board for a large hand planer?

That one can be used for removing the skin from a PU blank. Might be easier to sharpen the blade rather than getting a new one.

Besides skinning a blank, a lower angle block plane is best for most other uses such as taking the stringer down.

One thing with the larger blade planes and spokeshaves, is you need to keep the blade super sharp and make sure to adjust the depth of the blade for the cut you are trying to achieve.

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