stanley planer

[Mike Steinhilper]

My wife got this for me. Haven't used hand planes much. Without telling how much she paid, does it sound like something worth having? Sorry no pic, but it looks to be in good condition.

You are viewing a Stanley #5 woodworking plane. It came from my uncles estate. He passed in 1994 at the age of 86yrs old. The only markings on it is the STANLEY name and BAILEY on the front also MADE IN USA and on the back NO. 5. It needs cleaned up a bit. Was found under an old set of steps in a 100 yrs old house. Please review the pictures. I don't know much about them only from researching them here on ebay.. Length is approx 13 1/2"long and 2 1/2" wide.. Smooth on the bottom. If you take the plate off that says STANLEY there is a letter U stamped on it. If you take the blade off , there is the #1 and the letter C stamped on the base of the plane. It does need cleaned up a bit... If you have any questions please email before bidding.. <!-- End Description -->

[Donnie Raines]

Mike,

Hard to say. It could be a nice introuduction into the handplane/tool realm. It will requier a good deal of time leaning how to fettle the plane to work the way you want it to. Some have lost interest in hand planes becuase of the frustration these planes can yeild.

I say go for it and see how it goes. By the way I did not pay attention to the asking price....

[Dan Forman]

Mike---That is likely a perfectly good plane. To learn about tuning, check out these sources. It's really not that hard to do in most cases if you have a decent plane to start with. If you look around on the Rexmill site, you should be able to date your plane within 10 years or so.

http://www.cianperez.com/Wood/WoodDocs/Wood_How_To/Smalser_on_RehabbingPlanes.htm

http://www.rexmill.com/

http://www.yesterdaystools.com/tuninga1.htm

For a history of the handplane or comprehendsive info on their use, go to your library and see if they have or could get you through inter-library loan, "The Handplane Book" by Garrett Hack.

Have fun, and remember, as with most tools there is a bit of a learning curve with planes, but once you get the hang of it, planing is is a very satisfying activity.

Dan