Dominic Greco
05-21-2007, 8:55 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if this is a waste of time or not. I was recently cleaning out my hand tool cabinet and found some Stanley # 9 1/2 Adjustable Mouth block block planes I had purchased at yard/garage sales and flea markets over the last couple years. Both have some type of damage. My plan was to find more at yard sales and eventually have enough parts could make one good plane.
Having read up on this block plane on Patrick's Blood & Gore, I know this is one very common plane. And damage to the body (in the area around the "mouth") is very common.
But I have (2) of these lonely little guys. I think I might have spent all of $10 for both. I was wondering if anyone knew of an (economical) source for Stanley #9 1/2 block plane bodies. I have (2) of these, both with damage to the mouth area. This damage is too big to fix by simply filing the mouth.
I've checked on Ebay and have noticed that there are many "Stanley" 9 1/2 block planes out there for sale. Most have a starting price of around $10 (but somehow shipping is ALWAYS and additional $10). All I need is the body. And to be honest, I'm very leery of buying any hand plane off of Ebay. I'd rather have a source someone I know has recommended
I guess I'm trying to decide whether to fix them, or get rid of them.
Thanks,
I'm not sure if this is a waste of time or not. I was recently cleaning out my hand tool cabinet and found some Stanley # 9 1/2 Adjustable Mouth block block planes I had purchased at yard/garage sales and flea markets over the last couple years. Both have some type of damage. My plan was to find more at yard sales and eventually have enough parts could make one good plane.
Having read up on this block plane on Patrick's Blood & Gore, I know this is one very common plane. And damage to the body (in the area around the "mouth") is very common.
But I have (2) of these lonely little guys. I think I might have spent all of $10 for both. I was wondering if anyone knew of an (economical) source for Stanley #9 1/2 block plane bodies. I have (2) of these, both with damage to the mouth area. This damage is too big to fix by simply filing the mouth.
I've checked on Ebay and have noticed that there are many "Stanley" 9 1/2 block planes out there for sale. Most have a starting price of around $10 (but somehow shipping is ALWAYS and additional $10). All I need is the body. And to be honest, I'm very leery of buying any hand plane off of Ebay. I'd rather have a source someone I know has recommended
I guess I'm trying to decide whether to fix them, or get rid of them.
Thanks,