Did I RUIN this woodworking antique?

Whoever made this plane certainly had their head in the stars.
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[RexKrueger]

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[Khannesjo]

That thing looks as if a father misunderstood the assignment when his child wanted a plane for christmas.

[machelf]

If it's got stars on it, does that mean it's the astral plane?

[darcelknowles]

A Patric Hennessee lived in Chicago in 1940.He was a laborer in the building trades. He was born in Ireland in 1901. according to the 1940 census. there is also another Patrick Hennessee who would have been 65 in 1932, but the census listed no trades for he was retired.

[ryandavis]

May I suggest that it was a high school project from about 1900? As others have mentioned probably made from a found piece of lumber that was already laminated.
I have found a number of high school projects that have similar characteristics.
My best friend built a gun cabinet in cherry when he was fourteen in his school shop. It has a number of mistakes but is a solid build. It now houses my sons television and gaming consoles on shelves I added later.
Another project that came my way was a friend’s dining set that he grew up with. It had been missing a chair so he built one in wood shop. Although it was functional it didn’t quite match. During my restoration I corrected his mistakes. When all was done it was indistinguishable from the originals.

[alemholas]

I LOVE TOOLS STORIES!!!! And what an entrance to this instalment! Thank you Rex!

[Murgoh]

Maybe Pat was a teenage guy who found or was given an old, worn out plane to "play with" and he fixed it as well as he could and, proud of his work, put a name plate and some decorations on it. That's something I might have done at 12-15 years back in the 80's.

[spamspanker]

Hell. Yes. Sometimes taking a rubber hammer to your knob leads to a YouTube series. Happy Holidays!

[waynethomas]

Great story, but I think that plane is even older. I reckon that laminated body had a previous life as a piece of laminated furniture, then when it reached it's end of life a woodworker decided to repurpose a chunk of it into a plane body

[HandlebarWorkshops]

Peotone IL! I have family there and go visit occasionally. It is considered a suburb of Chicago, but a very distant one. A very rural town with a lot of agriculture. It's a nice town.

The first "o" in Peotone is pronounced as a separate syllable (PEE-oh-tone). But since it is so near Chicago, the "o" adopts a short "a" or "uh" sound. Thus, PEE-uh-tone.

[MartianHeadquarters]

Could its true beginning have been a a beam in a posh/well to do house? Like the reason why it was veneered in the first place was that it was part of a banister that was being replaced or a table leg. A massive guess I know but it's a tad extra sparkle for the plane.

[loulunetta]

My Carpenter Grandfather made one at 18" that looks exactly like it right down to saw handle circa 1930s. It is hardwood and not a lot of thought went into the wedge. I still use it and keep it scary sharp. 🎄

[BorealBlizzard]

This story would make a great animated short. No dialogue just the animation, music, and sound effects.

[devinteske]

The handle on that plane looks curiously like a well known arch at Arches National Canyon. I think it’s an art piece that Pat put to work

[jennimcinnes]

You definitely made my Christmas Day more delightful with this vidi Rex.
Thank you.
Happy Christmas mate.
Have a great New Year

[commiedog]

Imagine seeing a man break your plane and then diss your work to the world from the afterlife 💀. Im kidding of course, this content is amazing i hope to get more like this in the future!

[J.A.Smith]

Putting any old tool back to work even not it's intended purpose is a small bit noble act

[HippoXXL]

I love these kind of stories!

Merry christmas for you and your loved ones and, as we say in the country of your ancestors: Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!

Greetings from Germany,
Marcus

[TheRedWon]

What a fun video! A big part of the fun of hand tool woodworking for me is thinking about all the people that came before us using the same or similar tools and what their lives may have been like.

[Magocs]

Rex, this video is ... beautiful. There's something truly wild to me that these vintage tools are only two or three generations removed from myself and the tradition is all but forgotten, and that's cool, and I love parsing and understanding the history and the way you always bring out how things worked a century ago

But to tell a story of a very wacky plane that was obviously well-loved and maybe not a serious professional tool at the end of its life, I don't know, there's something "mystical in the mundane" there that you've scratched and it really struck a chord with me

Thanks for all you do, Rex.