Jeff Leimberger
08-31-2017, 4:37 PM
Hi guys,
I rarely post, and don't even visit too often these days. But I had to share with a group of folks that could share my excitement in some tools I picked up at an estate sale. There were several Miller falls and Stanley bench planes on the table (I picked up a Type 11 #4C and a type 10 #3 for $18 apiece to give away), someone grabbed a Stanley #48 before I could get to it, but I happened to look under the table and there was a plastic bin full of planes. I grabbed it and took it to the outfeed table of the Unisaw and started sorting the planes into 2 piles - keeper vs not.
The 'not' pile was composed of various block planes (now that I think of it, I hope I didn't overlook that one of a kind block plane!). The 'keeper' pile is shown in the pics. I called the guy over and asked how much for the 7 tools I had laid out.
7 tools for $60
a minty English Stanley #92 and very good #90, and a very good+ USA #79
a minty Miller Falls cigar shave
a very good Preston small rabbet plane with matching numbers -pretty nice!
2 Stanley #140's , one missing the side plate. These are the first I have ever seen in the wild
I'm going to turn the #79 into a dovetail plane as Derek has done
Anyway, I had to share my good luck!
367048367047
I rarely post, and don't even visit too often these days. But I had to share with a group of folks that could share my excitement in some tools I picked up at an estate sale. There were several Miller falls and Stanley bench planes on the table (I picked up a Type 11 #4C and a type 10 #3 for $18 apiece to give away), someone grabbed a Stanley #48 before I could get to it, but I happened to look under the table and there was a plastic bin full of planes. I grabbed it and took it to the outfeed table of the Unisaw and started sorting the planes into 2 piles - keeper vs not.
The 'not' pile was composed of various block planes (now that I think of it, I hope I didn't overlook that one of a kind block plane!). The 'keeper' pile is shown in the pics. I called the guy over and asked how much for the 7 tools I had laid out.
7 tools for $60
a minty English Stanley #92 and very good #90, and a very good+ USA #79
a minty Miller Falls cigar shave
a very good Preston small rabbet plane with matching numbers -pretty nice!
2 Stanley #140's , one missing the side plate. These are the first I have ever seen in the wild
I'm going to turn the #79 into a dovetail plane as Derek has done
Anyway, I had to share my good luck!
367048367047