Almost free planes for new members. Giving five more away!

[Eric Brown]

So here's the deal, in the spirit of the season of giving, I will give them free to new "contributors" to Saw Mill Creek LIMIT one per contributor. So putting a small twist in the rules.
Join and then respond to this post. Tell me which one you need and why. I will probably pick the first to reply for each plane. If you are interested in several planes that is ok.
Just make a separate response for each one. You will only get one plane so make your posts in a priority order.
I will accept any new creekers from August 1, 2023 on.

The real cost? For a minimum of $6.00 you can join for a year. You can always give more. It's a hell of a deal. Note: All money goes to SMC, I will not make anything.
This is my offer and not affiliated with SMC except that I am a contributing member. Just my way of supporting both SMC and new contributors.
By joining you can't really lose. These planes are not for collectors. They are to be used. If for some reason you don't like it, send to another Creeker please.

Here is a picture of the planes. From top to bottom:

Stanley #8C
Stanley #6C (No longer available)
Stanley #5 1/2C
Stanley #5C
Craftsman #4 (Made by Sargent)

Note: All these planes have been cleaned and are ready to use. There still may be some hidden rust. Suggest taking apart and oiling everything.
Blades are somewhat sharp and of good length. Honing would help.

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[Mark Leifer]

Your generosity is awesome. I’m interested in the 6C if it’s still available. I have moved away from machines to almost all hand tool woodworking because I love the quiet (I listen to opera while I work), the feeling of pride in craftsmanship and the sense of historical connection. I joined SMC 2 weeks ago, with $6 upper.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

Thats cool!

edited to remove content that did not sound as I intended.

I am trying to write a sentence abbot the journey a plane will take you on. The joy of victory and the agony of defeat. Labor, satisfaction , labor.
(thinking about other plane thread)

[Eric Brown]

Thats cool!

edited to remove content that did not sound as I intended.

I am trying to write a sentence abbot the journey a plane will take you on. The joy of victory and the agony of defeat. Labor, satisfaction , labor.
(thinking about other plane thread)

Don't forget the joy of both feeling and hearing a shaving being made and the satisfaction those bring.

[Stew Denton]

Eric,

Thank you for your generous help to promote the site by getting some of the readers to become members. (I too was a reader of the site for quite a while before I became a member.)

You can see from the photos, that he does a beautiful job of restoring the vintage planes.

Eric, if you get the time sometime, please write up how you get the lever caps on the planes to look so good. (I like to restore the old planes, saws, and chisels that I use, and do pretty nice work, but don't think I can get the lever caps to look as good as yours. Thus am always looking for information on how to do the restorations better and more quickly. However, based on his posts, I will never be able to do a restoration as quickly as Steven does, but slowly seem to do restorations a bit more quickly as time permits.)

At any rate, thanks again for the generous offer for some of the folks who become new members.

Thanks and regards,

Stew

[Richard Hutchings]

This is such a good thing to do. I applaud you. Having already benefited from a similar give away, I got 2 planes from Steven. I put them both to use a couple of days ago
I love SawmillCreek and you guys are awesome.

[Eric Brown]

Eric,

Thank you for your generous help to promote the site by getting some of the readers to become members. (I too was a reader of the site for quite a while before I became a member.)

You can see from the photos, that he does a beautiful job of restoring the vintage planes.

Eric, if you get the time sometime, please write up how you get the lever caps on the planes to look so good. (I like to restore the old planes, saws, and chisels that I use, and do pretty nice work, but don't think I can get the lever caps to look as good as yours. Thus am always looking for information on how to do the restorations better and more quickly. However, based on his posts, I will never be able to do a restoration as quickly as Steven does, but slowly seem to do restorations a bit more quickly as time permits.)

At any rate, thanks again for the generous offer for some of the folks who become new members.

Thanks and regards,

Stew

Well Stew, it isn't a race. Enjoy the journey. Slow can be relaxing. I have found that a clean and polished tool performs better/easier.
I am trying to help people to become members but I'm a little perplexed. My First offer for a #607 jointer was done in less than an hour. Since then it has had 655 views as of 11/30/23.
Only one other person showed interest in a similar plane. So I sent them one.
Started a new offer for five planes, ranging from a #8 to a #4. All good working planes. So far only one given away.
This post has over 405 views as of 11/30/23. If the rest aren't given away in about a week I might just rescind the offer and sell them on E-Bay.
I will be satisfied with those I have helped.

Eric

[Eric Brown]

This is such a good thing to do. I applaud you. Having already benefited from a similar give away, I got 2 planes from Steven. I put them both to use a couple of days ago
I love SawmillCreek and you guys are awesome.

We try. Please post pictures of your work. Even if not done yet. Don't hesitate because you don't think it's good enough. Sometimes more experience people can give pointers just by seeing what you've done.

[Eric Brown]

You should get the #6C by this weekend. Enjoy.

[Matt Riegerix]

Should have waited to become a supporter. 😜

[Patrick C Daugherty]

If there is no other interest, I would love the 5 1/2C. I use my No 6 for a lot of no. 5 jobs, because the blade is wider and I can skew the plane more, but it is heavy. The shorter length would also be a benefit. I joined in Oct for $6.

[Richard Hutchings]

We try. Please post pictures of your work. Even if not done yet. Don't hesitate because you don't think it's good enough. Sometimes more experience people can give pointers just by seeing what you've done.

You'll get a chuckle I'm sure. I was flattening some twisted 2x3s to use for crossmembers in a temporary christmas train table. I have started drawing up something better for next year. I'll be looking for advice before I start that.

[Eric Brown]

So here's the deal, in the spirit of the season of giving, I will give them free to new "contributors" to Saw Mill Creek LIMIT one per contributor. So putting a small twist in the rules.
Join and then respond to this post. Tell me which one you need and why. I will probably pick the first to reply for each plane. If you are interested in several planes that is ok.
Just make a separate response for each one. You will only get one plane so make your posts in a priority order.
I will accept any new creekers from August 1, 2023 on.

The real cost? For a minimum of $6.00 you can join for a year. You can always give more. It's a hell of a deal. Note: All money goes to SMC, I will not make anything.
This is my offer and not affiliated with SMC except that I am a contributing member. Just my way of supporting both SMC and new contributors.
By joining you can't really lose. These planes are not for collectors. They are to be used. If for some reason you don't like it, send to another Creeker please.

Here is a picture of the planes. From top to bottom:

Stanley #8C
Stanley #6C (No longer available)
Stanley #5 1/2C
Stanley #5C
Craftsman #4 (Made by Sargent)

Note: All these planes have been cleaned and are ready to use. There still may be some hidden rust. Suggest taking apart and oiling everything.
Blades are somewhat sharp and of good length. Honing would help.

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The 5 1/2C is no longer available.
As of 12/1/23 the 8C, 5C and 4 are available.

Just looked and it seems unbelievable to me but there have been over 710 views. And none of them want an almost free plane?

[Gary Focht]

The 5 1/2C is no longer available.
As of 12/1/23 the 8C, 5C and 4 are available.

Just looked and it seems unbelievable to me but there have been over 710 views. And none of them want an almost free plane?

I guess there aren’t enough new members or they aren’t in the hand tool forum, cause if I was new I would jump all over that 8C or any of the rest. A well tuned hand plane is such a joy to use and, quite frankly, addictive.

[Eric Brown]

I guess there aren’t enough new members or they aren’t in the hand tool forum, cause if I was new I would jump all over that 8C or any of the rest. A well tuned hand plane is such a joy to use and, quite frankly, addictive.

Yes, and these are all in good shape. Weird.

[Mike Trupiano]

Hi Eric,
As they say, first time caller, long time listener. I have used SMC as a major resource for a couple years now but have never contributed to the community. In those couple of years, I have gone from using mostly power tools to really enjoying incorporating hand tools in my projects. The lack of sawdust alone was eye opening!
I picked up a Stanley #7 and (mistakenly) a #5 1/4. I now know the difference between a #5 1/4 and #5 1/2. Haha! To that end, that #5C would be a perfect fit for my needs if it still available. I am currently working on a jewelry box for my young daughter for Christmas and have a few other projects on the docket.

You are very generous with this offer as are the other people who contribute to this forum. It’s a great collection of knowledge.

Here’s the jewelry box in progress.

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[Eric Brown]

Hi Eric,
As they say, first time caller, long time listener. I have used SMC as a major resource for a couple years now but have never contributed to the community. In those couple of years, I have gone from using mostly power tools to really enjoying incorporating hand tools in my projects. The lack of sawdust alone was eye opening!
I picked up a Stanley #7 and (mistakenly) a #5 1/4. I now know the difference between a #5 1/4 and #5 1/2. Haha! To that end, that #5C would be a perfect fit for my needs if it still available. I am currently working on a jewelry box for my young daughter for Christmas and have a few other projects on the docket.

You are very generous with this offer as are the other people who contribute to this forum. It’s a great collection of knowledge.

Here’s the jewelry box in progress.

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Lovely box. The #6C Plane is yours. PM sent.

[Eric Brown]

Now have over 1000 views as of 12/2/23

Still have two planes left. The Stanley #8C and a Craftsman made by Sargent. (Newer one with grooved sides.)

[Jason D Snyder]

I would love the 8C, i have a union 7, but have never been able to get it tuned correctly and the chip breaker always ends up jammed with shavings. I have a number of project involving reclaimed barn wood that is just a twisted mess.

[Eric Brown]

Ok Jason it's yours. I will send a PM to you.

[Eric Brown]

Last call for the #4. If nobody claim it by next week I will close the offer and sell it on E-Bay.
There have been over 1500 views. It really is a nice plane.

[Jim Koepke]

Patrick & Mike, Welcome to the Creek.


Thus am always looking for information on how to do the restorations better and more quickly. However, based on his posts, I will never be able to do a restoration as quickly as Steven does, but slowly seem to do restorations a bit more quickly as time permits.)

On my fast "restorations" about the most that gets done is: the frog is taken off, the chip breaker checked/tuned if needed, the base is wiped down, screws oiled and the blade is sharpened and flattened.

Only a few of my deep "restorations" have been repainted > https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?114373 < That post will soon be a decade and a half old. I kept it and sold my other #7 in the SMC Classifieds.

Some of my planes have looked like a dog got a hold of them. Even being ugly they can still do what a plane was made to do as well as other planes can do.


Last call for the #4. If nobody claim it by next week I will close the offer and sell it on E-Bay.
There have been over 1500 views. It really is a nice plane.

I hope someone jumps on this Eric. It may be many of the views being counted are people like myself looking to see how things are doing. There is already at least one of each of the Stanley/Bailey bench planes in my shop.

If you want to get out of selling it on E-Bay, I can ask my grandson if he would like it. He isn't likely to become a member but if he would visit SMC, I will pay for his contribution.

jtk

[Eric Brown]

Patrick & Mike, Welcome to the Creek.



On my fast "restorations" about the most that gets done is: the frog is taken off, the chip breaker checked/tuned if needed, the base is wiped down, screws oiled and the blade is sharpened and flattened.

Only a few of my deep "restorations" have been repainted > https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?114373 < That post will soon be a decade and a half old. I kept it and sold my other #7 in the SMC Classifieds.

Some of my planes have looked like a dog got a hold of them. Even being ugly they can still do what a plane was made to do as well as other planes can do.



I hope someone jumps on this Eric. It may be many of the views being counted are people like myself looking to see how things are doing. There is already at least one of each of the Stanley/Bailey bench planes in my shop.

If you want to get out of selling it on E-Bay, I can ask my grandson if he would like it. He isn't likely to become a member but if he would visit SMC, I will pay for his contribution.

jtk

That sounds good to me Jim. I will hold it until you get back with me. Send me a PM with your address please.