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The Plane Truth
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:28 am
by tomsalwasser
Happy Easter to my fellow sawdust makers!
My latest misadventures turn out ok in the end.
http://laterthanuthink.blogspot.com/201 ... plane.html
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:26 pm
by nuhobby
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:16 pm
by tomsalwasser
Yessir Chris. Old No. 7 is broken down and soaking in evaporust. Looking forward to seeing your recent acquisition.
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:52 pm
by teacherman
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!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:02 am
by tomsalwasser
Hey teacherman, be sure to date your plane using the reference chart linked in the blog entry. Let's see what you got!
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:34 pm
by teacherman
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.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:57 pm
by tomsalwasser
Wow that's amazing. Makes you think that maybe it's a special honor to use a tool that old.
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:58 am
by JPG
Please do not drop it!:eek:
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:02 pm
by teacherman
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!
Horse Trading (or Cadillac traded on a Microphone)
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:07 pm
by nuhobby
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?