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MF_14_Frog_Face_Before_2.JPGUpper Frog Face76 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
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Before_3.JPGLower Frog Face51 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_1.JPGTruing the Frog Face61 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_Frog_Face_Truing_2.JPGFrog Face Initial Strokes57 viewsJust getting started.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_3.JPGFrog Face Clearly Out61 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
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_4.JPGFrog Face about Half Way56 viewsStarting to look like the effort might be worth it.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_5.JPGFrog Face Almost There61 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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MF_14_Frog_Face_Truing_6.JPGFrog Face Trued and Mounted57 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_Wood.JPGTote and Knob56 viewsWood was in pretty decent shape. Not much to do other than cleaning and applying a coat or two of wax.Chuck Myers
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MF_14_1_Body_Before.JPGPlane Body as Found50 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_2_After_Refurb.JPGRefurbished and Assembled62 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_Cap_Iron_1_Before.JPGCap Iron as Found50 viewsThe cap iron wasn't in the best of shape when I bought the plane. It was pretty rough looking, and there were gaps where it seated on the cutting iron.Chuck Myers
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