first plane... flea market find...

[julian plyter]

hi guys!

new to sawmillcreek but been watching from the wings for a while... love these forums!

so i went to a flea market yesterday and found a good ol' stanley no. 5 jack plane... there was a deal of rust but it looked square and sound, and for 10 bucks i figured i'd give it a try. after cleaning and fettling for a few hours i got some really nice, thin, even shavings.

here's some photos (http://picasaweb.google.com/pjules/FleaFind?authkey=Gv1sRgCL6J6bDSnYDGLQ&feat=directlink)... how'd i do?

[Matt Hankins]

Julian,
You are advancing a lot faster than many of us did when we picked up our first plane. Way to go!

Matt

[julian plyter]

thanks matt! i have all you guys to thank... poring over the forums definitely helped me find ideas about how to do this stuff!

[Jim Koepke]

Julian,
Welcome to the Creek and the slope.

Looks good.

jim

[phil harold]

Julian,

Good to see that you spent the time to learn how to maintain/restore your tool,

nice job!

[Bill White]

Send it to me so I can test your workmanship. I'll let ya know what I think 'cause I don't have a #5.
Bill ;)

[Phillip Pattee]

I noticed that you didn't say you bought a plane, but your first plane. Looks like an addiction in the making...be sure to blame Jim Koepke.:D

[John Keeton]

Looks like an addiction in the making...be sure to blame Jim Koepke.:DThe "Pied Piper of Planes!":D:D:D

[jerry nazard]

Julian,

A most propitious start! Perhaps WWII vintage? Remember, after you loose count of how many planes you own, it was all Jim's fault....

-Jerry

[Matt Ranum]

Well at least I know who to blame for my addiction when the Mrs. yells at me for buying more "junk".:D

[Jim Koepke]

Julian,

A most propitious start! Perhaps WWII vintage? Remember, after you loose count of how many planes you own, it was all Jim's fault....

-Jerry

I lost count a long time ago, does that mean I can only blame myself?

jim

[jerry nazard]

Jim,

Yes.

[julian plyter]

hi guys, thanks for all the great feedback!

so i tried some online sources to see if i couldn't determine the date/type on this plane... i think it's a type 17 - WWII production era... the knob/tote aren't rosewood and are secured with steel screws, the depth adjusting nut is hard rubber, and there's no frog adjusting screw. i don't have a frame of reference as to a heavier/thicker bottom casting, but it's pretty hefty...

does this compute? any opinions? and is a war-production jack still fairly common?

i thought i might be obsessing about these minutiae, but then i looked around... :D

thanks guys

[Richard Dooling]

Good job Julian!

Looks like a Type 17 to me although Hyper Kitten says the WWII era planes are hard to date. Of course Jim is the acknowledged expert 'round here.

As Jim and others have noted, parts were often mixed from type to type according to what was on hand, and definitive typing can be problematic. Stanley wasn't going to toss a batch of perfectly good frogs just because some nuts in the 21st century were obsessing over typing their planes. How rude of them! :cool: Still with the rubber adjuster and the black painted tote it sure looks like a 17.

I notice you also have the after market addition of a nial-hangin'-hole in the toe. :rolleyes:

BTW this wasn’t a slippery slope for me – more like a short step off a steep cliff.

Did I ever tell you about the #7 that got away? Well . . . . . .

.

[Jim Koepke]

BTW this wasn’t a slippery slope for me – more like a short step off a steep cliff.

Did I ever tell you about the #7 that got away? Well . . . . . .

.

Then there was the #7 that didn't get away. I had looked at it a couple of times and thought about it while going through an out of the way antique shop. Heck, the wood was in decent shape and would sell on eBay for as much as was being asked for this "bucket of rust on the shelf."

Then someone mentioned that they were interested in a #7 to rehab. So, I took a chance and bought it before it got away with the intention of getting it to the other person at cost. The person decided they didn't have the time to rehab a plane. So I did the rehab and now, it seems a little sweeter than my type 11 #7. It definitely has more of my heart, body and soul (sole?) invested into it than the "newer" #7.

Maybe one of those new LV convert a plane in to a scrapper kits can be bought for it, but that would also be good for my spare #6.

Decisions, decisions, decisions...

jim

[scott spencer]

Now that was $10 well spent! It sure cleaned up nicely. Welcome to the slippery slope of hand planes! It seems like just yesterday that I had one plane (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/hewood/Planes/planes2009002-1.jpg)...:rolleyes: :D

Enjoy!

[John Keeton]

Now that was $10 well spent! It sure cleaned up nicely. Welcome to the slippery slope of hand planes! It seems like just yesterday that I had one plane (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/hewood/Planes/planes2009002-1.jpg)...:rolleyes: :D

Enjoy!Now that is just obscene!!!!:eek::D

[jerry nazard]

Now that is just obscene!!!!:eek::D

I agree. Planely Pornographic. At least he used a clean bedsheet.... <gr>!!


Edit to add: My wife saw that picture and asked me why someone would have so many planes. Wow, that was a close one...

[julian plyter]

oooh nice! i'll give you a hundred bucks for all of em...

[scott spencer]

oooh nice! i'll give you a hundred bucks for all of em...

Sold! All the table cloths in the picture...$100 (shipped!) :D

[julian plyter]

LOL! What a bargain! It better be jacquard or something... :D

[jerry nazard]

Scott,

That is an exquisite panoply of planes you have there. Could that be a No. 2 that I see parked out front?

-Jerry

[scott spencer]

Scott,

That is an exquisite panoply of planes you have there. Could that be a No. 2 that I see parked out front?

-Jerry

Now that'd be nice! Nah...it's a 5-1/4 Type 13. better angle (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/hewood/Planes/planes2009001-1.jpg)

The guys are right though Julian...it's all Jim's fault! :D

[julian plyter]

I'm already blaming him for the 8 planes I'm watching on fleabay... :D

[scott spencer]

I'm already blaming him for the 8 planes I'm watching on fleabay... :D

The sad thing is, that I've acquired at least 5 more since taking that pic last spring....and I have no idea where they came from or how I acquired the money to pay for them! It's all a frenzied blurr! :eek:

[jerry nazard]

I'm already blaming him for the 8 planes I'm watching on fleabay... :D

NO!! Julian, you know better. It's Jim's fault. Completely.

Trust me.....

[Dan Andrews]

Anyone know a good source for a replacement Iron for my c. 1930 Stanley #5 plane? It works very well, but rust pits in the iron leave a small notch or two even after sharpening. I am new to buying old planes also, and find them to be fanstenating in their engineering and how well these old plane can work.

[jerry nazard]

Dan,

If you want a vintage iron, the bay should provide a good selection. New irons are available from Tools for Working Wood, Woodcraft, and others.

-Jerry

[John Keeton]

Dan, if you would be happy with a non-Stanley iron, I have one stamped "Columbia" that came off a parts #5. I believe they made tools in the 1920's, but not sure. The iron is in good shape.

Send me $5 and I will mail it to you. PM me if interested.

[Dan Andrews]

Dan,

If you want a vintage iron, the bay should provide a good selection. New irons are available from Tools for Working Wood, Woodcraft, and others.

-Jerry

Thanks Jerry. I have made a note of the sources for plane irons that you suggest, for further reference. I believe I will take John up on his kind offer.