Toothing Plane Blade

[dsredlin]

Hello All,
Does anyone know if it's possible to sharpen or "re-tooth" a toothing plane blade?

Thanks,
Dave Redlin

 

[msiemsen]

Toothing plane irons are sharpened just like regular plane irons, just don't flatten the back of the iron and remove the grooves!
Mike

 

[dsredlin]

Thanks for the reply Mike.... I recently picked an old toothing plane and some of the grooves are dinged up.  Is there any way to re-groove the blade in those areas?

Thanks again,
Dave

 

[msiemsen]

Not that I know of. If you find one let me know as I have one like that as well.

 

[millcrek]

Dave, Almost any thing is possible, the question is, is it worth the effort? The old toothing blades were hand cut with a chisel before the steel was hardened , like hand made rasps. Depending on the damage, the blade could be annealed then tooled and re-hardened and tempered.

 

[ttalma]

I would try sharpening it and try it as is. Toothing planes don't make a finished surface, so I wouldn't be surprised if it worked fine.

 

[dsredlin]

Thanks all for the replies!  I'll give sharpening a try....For what's it intended use...it should be OK.

Thanks again!

Dave