Hand plane heaven

[Robert Culver]

Feeling blessed

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5,4,7 Baileys with hock blades The 7 and 5 are type 11s just a little tool gloat!!

[Mark Engel]

That ain't no little gloat. Who are you trying to kid?

[John P Lewis]

Much suckage upon you sir. Nice! :)

[Jim Koepke]

You don't want to see my hand plane haven.

jtk

[maximillian arango]

your making me feel like I should repaint mine very nice

[Glenn Samuels]

Can you tell me what is special about a type 11 plane? I have a 4 1/2 Bailey plane type 11. Thank you

[Robert Culver]

Maximillian if your interested in redoing the japaning both the 5 and the 7 were redone in these photos I can give you his contact info if you would like that is a baked on enamel he does a beautiful job. Its a 7 day process but looks pretty authentic and is durable. The 7 was in pretty rough shape...Jim I think I have seen yours but you can show the rest how much I suck if you want lol!!!

[Robert Culver]

Glenn I believe the biggest thing with the 11 was that Stanley had worked over the way the frog seats to the plane body and made a couple other improvements to the adjustments also it was the last year that they made the low style front knob which some people prefer! I maybe mistaken and if I am please feel free to correct me!

[Michael Ray Smith]

your making me feel like I should repaint mine very nice

He's making me feel like I should take better care of mine -- I should get bags for them.

[maximillian arango]

Maximillian if your interested in redoing the japaning both the 5 and the 7 were redone in these photos I can give you his contact info if you would like that is a baked on enamel he does a beautiful job. Its a 7 day process but looks pretty authentic and is durable. The 7 was in pretty rough shape...Jim I think I have seen yours but you can show the rest how much I suck if you want lol!!!

Thank you for the offer but I would like to tackle this my self I'm just wondering what was used.

[Robert Culver]

Maximillian it is a industrial grade enamel paint.

[Eric Schubert]

Very nice! I'd be happy to hold onto those for you, if you need somewhere to store them. ;)

[bridger berdel]

OK, now go make some shavings.

[Robert Culver]

lol yes I put my planes in bags !! Im a freak when it comes to taking care of things but it is a practice that has served me well over the years. I was always told if you take care of it it will take care of you and by golly they are right !! other than things that are designed to break I have had very little problem with anything. lots of things I have bought over the years have shown much abuse and have not been cared for well but after I clean things up if its possible there ready for another 100 years these planes should last my son the rest of his life I know they will out last me!!

[Mike Shields]

You don't want to see my hand plane haven.

jtk

Yes, we do!

[Jim Koepke]

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Jim Koepke http://www.sawmillcreek.org/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=2231548#post2231548)
You don't want to see my hand plane haven.

jtk





Yes, we do!

I don't know if I have a current picture.

Here are some old pictures.

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Maybe it is time to take some new images. Two of these were taken before we moved.

A few of those have been sold.

jtk

[Dave Proper]

With apologies to Tex Ritter:

I dreamed I was there in hand plane heaven
Oh what a beautiful sight

[John A langley]

Gentlemen not trying to hijack the thread i'm cleaning up a Bailey number 6 it has patent dates on it march 25 02 and August 19 &02 how wide tell if it's a number 11 i'm assuming the patent dates are 1902 any insight would be greatly appreciated thank you

[Joe Bailey]

Gentlemen not trying to hijack the thread i'm cleaning up a Bailey number 6 it has patent dates on it march 25 02 and August 19 &02 how wide tell if it's a number 11 i'm assuming the patent dates are 1902 any insight would be greatly appreciated thank you

Two patent dates in most type studies signifies a type 9 (1902-07) or type 10 (1907-09)
By the time of the type 11, there are three patent dates cast into the bed.

[John A langley]

Thanks Joe does the plane have any value

[Winton Applegate]

Wait now . . .
I was reading recently that your work bench should look like it fell off a truck. Anything else is embarrassing and plane just not OK.

Before that I was reading that once you make a nice piece of furniture that you should beat it up with various dent and ding producing weapons of distresstation.

Now, just as I was digesting that, you show me nice hand planes. Pretty, well cared for tools.

I just can't reconcile all this.

I got to go think this through.

You should probably scratch them all up and rub rust colored paint on them or leave them out in the rain before The Pretty Police find you.
That's my advice.

They are here you know. Watching us.

[Joe Bailey]

Thanks Joe does the plane have any value

Well, at the risk of sounding like a wise guy, any plane in working order has some value.
But, I'll assume you're asking if it's valuable.
Well, if it's in really nice shape (no cracks, welds, repairs, owners' initials, solid rosewood knobs, correct iron, no pitting, much or all of its original japanning, etc., etc.) then it could fetch anywhere from 75 to 100+ dollars (or more on a good day with enthusiastic bidders)

If it is in typically-found condition, then figure 40-50 dollars.
One of the problems is that a no 6, though a fine plane, is not as in demand as a 4, 5 or 7.

[Jim Koepke]

Here are a couple of images from today:

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Six of them are obvious. The other three are there, just not screaming "Hi I'm a plane."

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Looking at this picture I noticed the side rabbets are on the bench. My shoulder plane now rests in one of the drawers on the left. There are still a few more in drawers and boxes around the shop.

jtk