Record planes

Ooops.. didn't realize the orientation of the camera was so wrong!! <SORRY>

The last set of planes (minus 1) have arrived.  I think I now have all the sufficient tools for starting.  I'm missing a shoulder plane which I feel will be compensated with rebate plane to an extent.  Last in the list is dove tail guide, that can wait for now.

Update:27Feb
Missed to add the comparison pictures.  My earlier monster, 4" plane, is very much dwarfed by the 5"1/2 plane. :)

Record 2506s

Ever wondered how to clean Dados? It needs a side Rebate plane.  Record used to make two types of the these; one with a depth fence and one without.  This one is with fence.

Record 071

There should be a small bolt and nut to hold the fence to plane, which is missing.  I guess, any other would also work.

Record 735..

Looked like it was never used.  Even the grease had dried up!

All it needed was bit of care from WD-40 and Teflon based lube

Quick review of Soba 3-in-1 plane

This is 3-in-1 plane from Shobha.  It is a Shoulder, Bull-nose and a Chisel plane.  The shoulder/bull-nose plane are used to clean the tenon's shoulder.  So, the plane's bottom needs to perfect 90 degrees to its sides.  Chisel plane is used where shaving have to be taken to the very edge, for instance, raised panels.  It just needs the blade to be protruding out of he plane.

I'm taking a very quick look at the basic design features of this plane.

While editing the video I could see the video was not doing justice to it, so, I took few macro mode shots.  The side are perfect parallel, but it is the bottom of the plane that is not at 90 to sides.  This would take very careful effort to get 90 to sides.  I guess, I'm better of with a new one with saving time and patience.

From photos above, side are parallel but bottom is not at 90 to sides.

 The bottom of the bull nose needs a good shave!

"Unusable out of the box" is what I can in short.

Record 405 multiplane

If using nails/screws are not the option, dados are the way to make shelves/cabinets.  Dados are nothing but just groves in the wood that hold wood planes.  The present day power tools like table saw with dado stack or routers can be used to cut groves in wood.  The pre-modern day tool to make dados were 'dado planes'.  Record company of England was one of the tool makers that made variety of hand tools.  They used to make dado planes as well as all-in-one kind of plane with dado plane part of it, Record 405 multiplane.

For a hobbyist, I found investing in a multiplane sensible.  If the intent is to go to commercial, electric is the way!  For a hobbyist hand tools are way to go.

There are two companies that still make this kind of multiplane, I could find, Ananth of India and Clifton of England.  The Clifton multi plane is prohibitively expensive!  The multiplane of India has mixed critics about the its quality.  I did'nt dare to try Ananth as I have just started.  The record multi planes can occasionally be found on Ebay of UK.  I was lucky enough to find one and the seller was willing to ship to India.  What more can I ask for?

 Here are another couple of photos in close-up.