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steven c newman
08-21-2021, 9:22 AM
At least for me,
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Type 3..
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Millers Falls No.9
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Final price? $12.75..sheesh..
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Seems to be an early 1942 era model...Depth adjuster is still brass, bolts for the handles are one piece Blued steel.....handles are stained hardwood..

Having to work past a BIG chip in the center of the iron's edge....

Film at 2300hrs..
steven c newman
08-21-2021, 3:58 PM
Cleaned up nicely enough
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Some from that era had steel depth adjuster wheel, some were even 2 piece things...this one was a tad older...
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As it has a Brass depth adjuster wheel. The bolts were blued steel one piece things...the 'blue" on mine was just about all rusted off..went ahead and polished them up..
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Sole was flat..iron....not exactly Fixed that, and tried to get that HUGE chip out of the edge of the iron...98% is gone, now...
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They called a #4 sized plane a Number 9...


Looks a little better, now.....so, I now had a Type 2, a type 3 (this one) and a Type 4....I do not have the Type 1, and do NOT want the Type 5...
James Pallas
08-21-2021, 10:35 PM
Nice one Steven. Rounding out your stable.
Stew Denton
08-22-2021, 10:01 AM
Steven,

+1 on Nice one. It always amazes me on how quickly you can spruce them up. Nice Job.

Stew
Andrew Pitonyak
08-22-2021, 2:17 PM
That came out very nice, which is not a surprise.

I should look for a #2 or #1. I have a #3 waiting for me to clean up, I just need the time to do it. I hope it cleans up well and works.
steven c newman
08-22-2021, 8:17 PM
More than welcome to bring it up here....

BTW: West Liberty, OH has their Liberty Tractor Fest this coming Labor Day weekend.....feel up to walking a mile...just to walk through and check out all the vendors? Parking and Admission are free....
Andrew Pitonyak
08-23-2021, 9:33 AM
More than welcome to bring it up here....

BTW: West Liberty, OH has their Liberty Tractor Fest this coming Labor Day weekend.....feel up to walking a mile...just to walk through and check out all the vendors? Parking and Admission are free....

I have always wanted to visit this, but, I told my Father that I would help him build a few computers.
Frederick Skelly
08-23-2021, 8:01 PM
Nice work!

I too have a #9 that I inherited. It's my favorite hand plane.