Planes on CL...worth buying?

frank81 · Post by **frank81** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:30 am

Stumbled across this ad this morning. I'm no expert, do you guys think these are worth my time and $30?

http://springfield.craigslist.org/tls/4105078330.html

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:09 pm

I wood think they are worth it.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:19 pm

I woodn't think more than 1 yoctosecond. Go get em!

Yes I had to look it up!:D

enyoc · Post by **enyoc** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:27 pm

Transitional (half wood, half metal) planes are tough to restore - they are the doorstop of the plane world (and often the kindling too

). IMHO they are worth $5-10 each on the CL market, based on the pics in the springfield ad, I would start way low. I pay $10-20 for good all metal bailey stanleys on CL and those are much easier to get back into shape, use and maintain.

All that said, I have a jointer length transitional that I love. - has an aggressively curved blade (6" radius I think) and i use it as a scrub. Wood on wood is fun planing.

frank81 · Post by **frank81** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:28 pm

JPG40504 wrote:I woodn't think more than 1 yoctosecond. Go get em!

Yes I had to look it up!:D

I sent a text to buy them after work. Hopefully they have not sold yet, its a repost of an Oct 2 ad.

enyoc · Post by **enyoc** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:31 pm

Here's some further reading... http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan4.htm

frank81 · Post by **frank81** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:32 pm

enyoc wrote:Transitional (half wood, half metal) planes are tough to restore - they are the doorstop of the plane world (and often the kindling too ). IMHO they are worth $5-10 each on the CL market, based on the pics in the springfield ad, I would start way low. I pay $10-20 for good all metal bailey stanleys on CL and those are much easier to get back into shape, use and maintain.

All that said, I have a jointer length transitional that I love. - has an aggressively curved blade (6" radius I think) and i use it as a scrub. Wood on wood is fun planing.

I have a new Bailey (bought this summer) so these would be more backups/learning/small project. He's only a little over your number so I feel good about the price...I don't like haggling over $5.

enyoc · Post by **enyoc** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:46 pm

in the same CL section: http://springfield.craigslist.org/tld/4090703510.html

no prices, but that's my kind of stuff over which to drool!

P.S. don't buy any more new stanleys - QC has gone the way of most. PM me if you need a plane, I have way too many (per my wife), no where near enough (per me), but some repeats I could give you a deal on and links to some internet sellers you can trust.

dgale · Post by **dgale** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:41 pm

I know little about restorability and usability of old planes (raised too much on power tools), so my opinion would be useless, but I will say they are good looking planes and I'd be inclined to use them as bookends or similar decorative pieces if they don't pan out as usable planes.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:48 pm

No experience with wood based planes here either, but the castings appear intact, the metal parts look decent, I think they are very restoreable to usable condition.

I couldn't care less about 'collectability'.