I found a hand plane at the thrift store. I think this is a #4 smoothing plane, which I hope to use for finishing. But before that, it’s quite clear that I’m going to have to clean this up a bit by removing the rust and making it look a bit prettier.
Any advice y’all have for how I might start restoring this?
I find that frequently, guys who don’t do a lot of hands on work find some joy in the ritual of doing anything with their hands. So refurbishing an old hand plane is as good a task as any.
The goal is the task, not the result.