Some of my planes

[colin m]

What a collection, speaking as the very unproud owner of a modern piece of rubbish. But at least I've got one. I bet most youngsters these days wouldn't know what one was, or how to adjust and don't mention sharpen.

[Tim Marlow]

They would probably ask how you plug it in Colin....

[Neil Merryweather]

They would probably ask how you plug it in Colin....

I've got one of those :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :tongue-out3:

[Allen Dewire]

This is all fine and dandy, but could someone please tell me where the pilot sits................

[yak face]

Tony, nice to see these. I have a Stanley Jackplane like yours. a smoothing plane and a Stanley Shooter, which is similar to a Jackplane, but about 6" longer at the heal. I used this to straighten the edge on long lengths of board prior to gluing the edges together, very rare nowadays....and a little block plane. Couldn't have any more as I carried my stuff in a 'Tool Bass' on a hand cart. I kid you not!

Don't laugh me owd mate, but here's my smoother.

Bought in 1964 along with a hammer and a wooden rule. The price of the plane was 49/6, around £2.50 in new money. My wage at that time was £3. 50 a week! So not much left to give my mum for my keep......

Still going strong after almost 60yrs. , and in original condition. Even the Dymo tape price sticker is still on it.


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A bit of history. All Stanley planes have 'Bailey' cast onto them. He was the inventor of the adjusting wheel for the blade.
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Thanks for posting your collection, Tony.

Ivor Chyzzell

The three record 04s and the little stanley 110 all looked like that or worse when i got them as a job lot off ebay ron . A Joiner friend of my sons said he wanted a nice smoother and block plane so i bid on the job lot and restored them for him , he was over the moon .

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Tony, I'm pleased to see you don't put your planes* down on their soles! I still remember the school woodwork teacher ranting "I don't spend hours every evening sharpening planes for you boys to rest the planes on the cutting edge".
Pete

*well, except for that poor wooden plane. What had it done to deserve that abuse?

. Well spotted pete , it used to go through me to see people plonking a plane down flat on its sole !! That one ( Marples wooden coffin plane ) is ok on its sole as the iron is set ( by eye ) well retracted . The iron however has been sharpened and is like a razor and has retained its fine edge ( not that I use it at all , its just a nice thing ) Cheers tony

[stillp]

I've got a few wooden planes Tony, including a couple of coffin planes. As you say, the older ones hold a keen edge, and they often have an extra-hard laminated strip near the cutting edge. I must get rid of some though, they take up too much space.
Pete