Rehab of a Sandusky #68 Moving Fillister Plane

Any time I rehab an old tool, I think about whether or not to leave as much patina as I can. In the past I've been more in the camp of trying to make it look like new, shining up the brass and other metal parts and cleaning the wood thoroughly. Lately though, I've been more apt to just make it useable and keep it looking like it is 100 or more years old. With this old moving fillister, though,…