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tomsalwasser · Post by **tomsalwasser** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:28 am

Happy Easter to my fellow sawdust makers!

My latest misadventures turn out ok in the end.

http://laterthanuthink.blogspot.com/201 ... plane.html

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:26 pm

These are great adventures to have, in my opinion!

I'm just now remembering when the Blues Brothers said something about trading a Cadillac for a microphone. Along those lines, I just got my first Lie-Nielsen plane (used) yesterday. Pretty nice! I'll depict that sometime soon in a posting.

tomsalwasser · Post by **tomsalwasser** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:16 pm

Yessir Chris. Old No. 7 is broken down and soaking in evaporust. Looking forward to seeing your recent acquisition.

teacherman · Post by **teacherman** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:52 pm

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

tomsalwasser · Post by **tomsalwasser** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:02 am

Hey teacherman, be sure to date your plane using the reference chart linked in the blog entry. Let's see what you got!

teacherman · Post by **teacherman** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:34 pm

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!

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.

Thanks for posting the flowchart! The cast number 8 and the patent numbers on the lateral lever were the key to identifying this one.

tomsalwasser · Post by **tomsalwasser** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:57 pm

Wow that's amazing. Makes you think that maybe it's a special honor to use a tool that old.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:58 am

Please do not drop it!:eek:

teacherman · Post by **teacherman** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:02 pm

tomsalwasser wrote:Wow that's amazing. Makes you think that maybe it's a special honor to use a tool that old.

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.

And no, I don't plan to drop it, esp. on my foot!

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:07 pm

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?

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