Where to find new totes?

[Matthew Curtis]

I just got a Bedrock #3. It is need of a new tote. Where would one look to find one?

[Richard Coers]

eBay probably has more tool and machine parts than anywhere else.

[Mike Henderson]

Although not "original" they're not too hard to make. The secret, I found, is to drill the hole first and then shape the tote around the hole. It's hard to drill the hole straight and in exactly the right place. I tried drilling from both ends and it's difficult to get the holes to meet properly.

Mike

[Ed Mitchell]

I'm with Mike, they're easy to make, piles of tutorials on line, all that.
But if you want to buy, there's piles who'll sell them to you
one example:

https://www.jimdaveyhandtools.com.au/store33e7d0e5/Tote-&-Knob-sets-c48135250

[johnny means]

Something new everyday. Never heard "tote" before.

[Stephen Rosenthal]

The advantage of making your own is you can use any wood that appeals to you, plus it’s a lot cheaper than buying one. But if you’re not inclined to do so just search Stanley Plane Tote on eBay and you’ll get dozens of options.

[Jim Koepke]

Here is an old post on making a tote > https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?71658

If you need a drawing with instructions, send me a PM with your email eddress and an old .pdf can be sent to you.

jtk

[Tom Bender]

It surprised me that the tote on my old #6 Bedrock was so small. I have medium to small hands and it was way too small. And it was broken so I made one to fit me. Some people use a 3 finger grip but on a big plane 4 fingers seems right to me.

And yes, drill first.

[Andrew Seemann]

Myself, I have a box of plane parts and a shelf of parts planes bought at garage sales or anywhere else they were cheap. Sometimes it is cheaper (and faster) to buy a bad plane for the parts than to locate and buy the specific part you need.

[Oskar Sedell]

I second Mikes suggestion. Make it yourself and start with the hole for the screw and fit everything relative to this hole.

[lowell holmes]

I would check this site.

https://www.bing.com/search?q=replacement+hand+plane+handles&form=ANNTH1&refig=707ef3ca19044be68f83d9f88ed906fd&sp=2&qs=RI&pq=hand+plane+handle&sk=UT1&sc=5-17&cvid=707ef3ca19044be68f83d9f88ed906fd

[Andy Hsieh]

Not to rock the boat on the make it yourself ideas but bill rittner hardware city tools makes good totes at what I think is reasonable prices - he sells on ebay too I think.

[George Liverman]

+1 on Hardware City. Bought knob/tote combo from him when I refurbished my Grandad's old #5. Very pleased.

gl