These are mine, let's see your's

[steven c newman]

#3 sized hand planes, that is. On another site, there is a "Review" going on. Each day, a different "size" of handplane is displayed.

Today being the third day of the review means #3 sized handplane photos.
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L-R:
Wards Master Quality #3 by Stanley, from WWII
Millers Falls #8 type 4
Windsor #33 Scrub plane, from Harbor Freight
Dunlap#3, York Pitch, West Germany iron
So, let see YOUR #3 planes, even them Bedrock ones.

Tomorrow, it will be #4 sized planes, be prepared.:eek:

[Mike Cherry]

Aww I don't have a 3 😞

[Jim Koepke]

Been there, Done that...

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?222286-Three-3-Size-Planes-Compared

Maybe my post was a few months early. :p

jtk

[Chris Hachet]

I do not have a pic of my #3, but it is the oldest plane I own. It dates to about 1895, and sees regular use.

Regards,

Chris

[David Turner]

How about 4 @ #2 size

David Turner

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[Frederick Skelly]

How about 4 @ #2 size

David Turner

David, do you use those 2's or collect them? I stumbled on to my #2 but havent seen another around here since.

[Jude Kenny]

Here's my No. 3. Type 11.

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[Jim Koepke]

Does four deuces beat three of a kind?

jtk

[Tony Wilkins]

Does four deuces beat three of a kind?

jtk

I think so but nothing beats a full house.

[ken hatch]

I'll play.

These are six of my #3 sized working planes. From left to right a shop made Krenov style with Hock iron, a Stanley (I believe) type 13 with Hock iron, a Woodriver V3, a Stanley post war with Hock iron, another shop made Krenov, and a Philly Coffin smoother. Of the group the first Krenov and the Woodriver get the most use. The Philly smoother is the newest and I'm still learning it's quirks, once known I expect it will move into the often used group. I've a couple or three more Stanley's in different stages of refurbishing but they are on the back burner for now. I've also several #3 sized Krenov style Beech blanks cut and sized, just needing the iron bedded and glue up that are also stuck on the back burner.


http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/VTXAZ/fiveNumberFourPlanes_zps868e5b41.jpg


BTW, the slab of Walnut is the back side of a coffee table top that is currently in the short rows, the Beech base is finished, it just needs the top finished and the mortice buttons cut. Once those deeds are done it goes for MsBubba's inspection to learn its fate....living room or Goodwill.

[Chris Hachet]

I'll play.

These are six of my #3 sized working planes. From left to right a shop made Krenov style with Hock iron, a Stanley (I believe) type 13 with Hock iron, a Woodriver V3, a Stanley post war with Hock iron, another shop made Krenov, and a Philly Coffin smoother. Of the group the first Krenov and the Woodriver get the most use. The Philly smoother is the newest and I'm still learning it's quirks, once known I expect it will move into the often used group. I've a couple or three more Stanley's in different stages of refurbishing but they are on the back burner for now. I've also several #3 sized Krenov style Beech blanks cut and sized, just needing the iron bedded and glue up that are also stuck on the back burner.


http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh222/VTXAZ/fiveNumberFourPlanes_zps868e5b41.jpg


BTW, the slab of Walnut is the back side of a coffee table top that is currently in the short rows, the Beech base is finished, it just needs the top finished and the mortice buttons cut. Once those deeds are done it goes for MsBubba's inspection to learn its fate....living room or Goodwill.


Interesting collection of planes, love the krenov planes and the Philly. Nice tos ee Wood river get some love, as a lot of guys here hate them.

I have a Miefer Coffin plane about the size of your philly plane, bought it back in the 80's. It has been a well loved and well used tool.

Would love to see the coffee table finished....

We use the same model jointer plane. I love the feel of a wooden jointer for face work, still plan on buying a LV low angle Jointer.

Chris

[Derek Cohen]

I have two ..

An English Stanley #3, which is now tuned to an inch of its life :)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Planes/Bobs%20Stanley/BobsStanley1_zpsfab0b186.jpg

.. and a Lie-Nielson #3 (50 degree bed with #4 handle - you honesty do not think I would leave anything unmodified, would you! ;)) ...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/LNsetup1_zps5f8c1de0.jpg

Well ... three if you count the Veritas Small BU Smoother ...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Planes/LV%20planes/Small%20BU%20Smoother/Clocked27.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Joe Bailey]

Some of my #3s

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1911
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(3) corrugated SW-era
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1942-45
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unused 1946-47
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[Christopher Charles]

I merely have a single pre war Stanley #3 which I use as a scrub. Works great for that :)

C

[Chris Hachet]

Some of my #3s

1907-09
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1900-08
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1911
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(3) corrugated SW-era
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1942-45
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unused 1946-47
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Wonderful, nice seeing these so well kept!

[Mike Holbrook]

My #3 was getting tuned up like Derek's, until I got tired of trying to open the mouth up enough to get the LV PM-V11 blade in it. I am surprised no one else has shown their Stanley 5 1/4 plane as they use the same blade/chipbreaker... I took the blade & chipbreaker out of my 5 1/4 and put them in the #3 and put the PM-V11 blade in the 5 1/4 plane. The 5 1/4 will see much harder use anyway. I am still working on my Purple Heart smoother. Recently I have discovered that some spokeshaves have fine enough adjustments so that I can quickly set them to take as fine or course a shaving as most planes can. How about a shave with a honking 5" blade, thats what I'm talking about!

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[ken hatch]

Interesting collection of planes, love the krenov planes and the Philly. Nice tos ee Wood river get some love, as a lot of guys here hate them.

I have a Miefer Coffin plane about the size of your philly plane, bought it back in the 80's. It has been a well loved and well used tool.

Would love to see the coffee table finished....

We use the same model jointer plane. I love the feel of a wooden jointer for face work, still plan on buying a LV low angle Jointer.

Chris

Chris,

Thanks,

I'm with you on the woodies, I started out using the LN #8 on the slab and it was kicking my butt. Changed to the wood stock and all I can say is "sweet". The Philly plane is still recovering from the shock of living in the desert, I expect once it settles down it will be a goto smoother.

I'm just a chamfer or two from having the top finished, I'll cut the button tenons for attaching the top and slop some oil on that sucker tomorrow. Photos to follow.

ken

[Greg Muller]

Mine. The #3's are on the other side of the #2's, top row.

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t329/proudpoppag/Shop%20Pics/20140428_130917_zpse2f1823c.jpg

[Jim Koepke]

Greg,

I am going to save that picture just in case someone tries to tell me there are too many planes in my shop.

jtk

[Mike Cherry]

Ken what is the jointer in your pic? Is it the regular ECE model?

[ken hatch]

Ken what is the jointer in your pic? Is it the regular ECE model?


Mike,

Yep, good eye. It followed me home back in the mid 70's. They haven't changed much :-). It is still one of my favorites when I need to remove a lot of wood but do not want to use a scrub plane. I started out using a LN #8 because it is fairly new and has been little used, it didn't take long to put it back in the till and bring out the wood stock jointer. My arms and back couldn't stop thanking me for the change.

ken

[Mike Cherry]

Mike,

Yep, good eye. It followed me home back in the mid 70's. They haven't changed much :-). It is still one of my favorites when I need to remove a lot of wood but do not want to use a scrub plane. I started out using a LN #8 because it is fairly new and has been little used, it didn't take long to put it back in the till and bring out the wood stock jointer. My arms and back couldn't stop thanking me for the change.

ken
Thanks for the reply, I have been wanting to get a wooden jointer and was looking at them on Highlands site. Good to know they give your arms a break!

[george wilson]

Greg,you'd better hope an earthquake doesn't hit!!

We had a small one here a few years ago. The epicenter was about 100(?) miles from me. The only thing that happened in my shop was a drill set on a bottom shelf slid off onto the floor,about 3" below. it might have caused cracks in the Washington Monument. I'm not sure if they ever figured out if the cracks were from the quake or not.

[steven c newman]

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seems to be a SW era, called Four Square Household Jack, made by stanley.
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Has a very destintive lever cap, too. Not too bad a plane.