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MF_14_Frog_Face_Before_2.JPGUpper Frog Face130 viewsHere you can see in greater detail how uneven the frog face was. Residual paint, etc. Unevenness of the milling will become more apparent in pictures that follow.Chuck Myers
MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_1.JPG
MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_1.JPGTruing the Frog Face86 viewsHere's the frog clamped in a tin knocker's vise with leather lined jaws. The file I used for truing it is sitting on top of it. It's a 12 inch bastard cut, which I find does the job reasonably quickly while leaving a finished-enough surface.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Wood.JPGTote and Knob78 viewsWood was in pretty decent shape. Not much to do other than cleaning and applying a coat or two of wax.Chuck Myers
MF_14_Fasteners.JPG
MF_14_Fasteners.JPGScrews65 viewsThese are all the screws that hold the finished plane together. Can't remember if I took this before or after cleaning them up.Chuck Myers
MF_14_2_After_Refurb.JPG
MF_14_2_After_Refurb.JPGRefurbished and Assembled74 viewsThis is what the plane looks like now. Not a bad looking specimen, and it works great.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_1_Body_Before.JPGPlane Body as Found68 viewsI bought this Millers Falls #14 plane while I was in South Africa, and disassembled it before packing to come home. I didn't see any reason to reassemble it just to take a picture before I started refurbishing it, so this is as close to an overall "before" picture as I have. Other components are pictured separately, as well.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Before_3.JPGLower Frog Face73 viewsCloser view of the lower portion of the frog face, with all its warts.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_6.JPGFrog Face Trued and Mounted75 viewsThis is what the frog face looks like now that it's been trued up completely. Unlike some of the other commonly accepted measures for tuning up a plane, I think this one is absolutely essential. A flat face having no high or low spots provides as solid a foundation for the cutting iron as you can get. This is a very common cause of chatter, so this step is well worth the effort for me. Depth adjustment also seems to be much smoother, but that may just be in my head.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_2.JPGFrog Face Initial Strokes74 viewsJust getting started.Chuck Myers
MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_3.JPG
MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_3.JPGFrog Face Clearly Out84 viewsThe unevenness of the frog face is clearly evident in this picture. It's easy to see that the foundation for the cutting iron really wasn't very solid. The entire mechanism above the frog could rock during heavy planing, and maybe even during not-so-heavy planing.Chuck Myers
MF_14_Frog_Face_Before_1.JPG
MF_14_Frog_Face_Before_1.JPGFrog Face as Found60 viewsThis is what the frog's face looked like when I bought the plane. Pretty rough, as you can see.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_5.JPGFrog Face Almost There81 viewsThe face is almost completely flat and smooth in this picture. I probably could have stopped here, but taking it all the way isn't that much more effort.Chuck Myers
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