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Happy Easter to my fellow sawdust makers!
My latest misadventures turn out ok in the end.
http://laterthanuthink.blogspot.com/201 ... plane.html
My latest misadventures turn out ok in the end.
http://laterthanuthink.blogspot.com/201 ... plane.html
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Wow. I think I have one of those. It is a Stanley, very long, and I got it at a used tool place in 1979. It has the top of the rear handle broken off, but it works fine. I will see what I can find in the way of markings. Yours looks a bit cleaner than mine. Good find!
tomsalwasser wrote:Happy Easter to my fellow sawdust makers!
My latest misadventures turn out ok in the end.
http://laterthanuthink.blogspot.com/201 ... plane.html
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It looks like it is a Type 5, from 1885-88. I had no idea it was so old. One thing to note is that the depth adjuster deepens the cut by rotating counterclockwise, so it is the reverse of more modern ones.tomsalwasser wrote:Hey teacherman, be sure to date your plane using the reference chart linked in the blog entry. Let's see what you got!
Thanks for posting the flowchart! The cast number 8 and the patent numbers on the lateral lever were the key to identifying this one.
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Please do not drop it!:eek:
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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I'm sure glad I didn't sell it at my last yard sale. I have used it a few times. The old guy who sold it to me said it was used for planing barrel staves so they would fit together tightly, that's why it has such a long foot on it. It measures 23 5/8" from end to end.tomsalwasser wrote:Wow that's amazing. Makes you think that maybe it's a special honor to use a tool that old.
And no, I don't plan to drop it, esp. on my foot!
Horse Trading (or Cadillac traded on a Microphone)
Here was my recent change....
Some time back I did a JB-Weld & Strip sander metal repair (barely visible at the right side of the photo) on this semi-rare Fulton plane (No. 2 size), adding custom wood totes. After some time I sold it:
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Now lately I finally decided to get a Lie Nielsen No. 2. I just got a used one, actually beat-up a little bit, so I wouldn't be worried about using it. Wow, it's a nice plane! It's the bronze type and in this picture it actually weighs a little more than the 14-inch Craftsman behind it...
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Any other "big fish" stories out there?
Some time back I did a JB-Weld & Strip sander metal repair (barely visible at the right side of the photo) on this semi-rare Fulton plane (No. 2 size), adding custom wood totes. After some time I sold it:
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Now lately I finally decided to get a Lie Nielsen No. 2. I just got a used one, actually beat-up a little bit, so I wouldn't be worried about using it. Wow, it's a nice plane! It's the bronze type and in this picture it actually weighs a little more than the 14-inch Craftsman behind it...
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Any other "big fish" stories out there?
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