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steven c newman
08-12-2013, 9:50 AM
ok, another yard sale find. Short little bugger, just under 5-1/2" long. Iron might be about 1-1/4" wide. Iron is stamped as a Stanley SW made in usa. With the heart stamp as well. Back porch has the number 108 on it. Has a lever to adjust the depth of cut. Could it be worth the dollar bill I paid for it??:confused:
steven c newman
08-12-2013, 10:04 AM
Casting looks like a 108, but could be a #103. Tiny little guy....
Bill Houghton
08-12-2013, 12:53 PM
You want to wander around Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore for a bit: http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm. Since Stanley did not make a 108 plane, it's probably a 103 with a couple of dead spiders making the three look like an eight. See here: http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan12.htm#num103. Look familiar?

If it's got the Sweetheart logo, the steel in the iron's probably decent. Sharpen it up and see what you think. It could well serve as a small utility block plane for you.
Dave Parkis
08-12-2013, 1:06 PM
Most likely a 103 and DEFINITELY worth the $1 you paid for it.
Jim Koepke
08-13-2013, 11:27 AM
My #102 is marked 103. The difference is the #103 has an adjuster.

You got a better deal no matter what. Mine cost $2.52 with tax.

Got Pictures?

jtk
steven c newman
08-14-2013, 11:03 AM
Cleaned that little , and I mean little, plane up, flattened the sole, and sharpened the iron. After a clean up of the base, yep, it is a 103. Nice little plane!

no internet on the home computer right now, using the computer stations at the local library. Doubt that they would allow pictures to be loaded up...

A SW #103, for a dollar bill? might be a gloat?
steven c newman
08-14-2013, 7:00 PM
Will try tomorrow to post a few photos of the little guy. It does make some nice shavings in white oak...
Bill Houghton
08-14-2013, 8:53 PM
Will try tomorrow to post a few photos of the little guy. It does make some nice shavings in white oak...

Glad to hear you took the time to clean it up. A lot of the utility planes Stanley produced are seen as trash, because they're not part of the limited number of adjustable-mouth planes; but they're often quite good. Of course, they can also be complete dogs; no way to know until you try.