Sandusky “Special” Grooving Plane
I recently found a grooving plane, something I have been interested in for quite some time. I tossed this baby into my ultrasonic parts cleaner and, for my first time restoring something, I feel like it looks pretty good!
Before
After
Sure, I could have left the “patina” on it, and I do that with most all of my other tools. Even though I use them all, I thought, “This was $14, I’ll try cleaning it!” Frankly, the iron was razor sharp when I purchased it and it did not even need to be tuned up in that regard.
As with most of my tools, a bit of boiled linseed oil makes the wood pop and I feel like it appreciated the covering.
Clearly I need practice
I think it’s obvious, and maybe the grain was going in the wrong direction, but I still need practice with this tool. However, I found it fun to use and comfortable for this lefty.