They're multiplying.

A Stanley Bailey No 6 showed up at my door today. I got it off E-Bay, $75 including shipping. I now have a No 3, No 5, No 6, and G12-116 block plane in Stanley and Millers Falls 9, 14, 22, and a 57 block plane.

It only took a few minutes with the wire wheel on my drill to clean up the rust. The iron has never been sharpened, I can still see the original machining marks. I really don't know how old it is; not very I suspect. I'm not collecting, I was looking for a user. To me, it looks like it is painted, not japanned; its a purpleish color. The word Stanley on the lever cap is backgrouned in yellow.

The face of the frog, that rests against the iron is also painted. To those in the know, should I remove this paint? All the other planes I have, have a machined or ground face to them. Should I strip the paint and try to flatten the face or should I just leave it alone?


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