Show us your handplanes

[Old tool guy]

Just got this today, paid $15 for it. I can just make out Stanley on the blade, hope to find more marks when i clean it up. I think it’s a box label scraper. The handle is split but other than that ir seems to be in good condition.

 

[Old tool guy]

These aren’t planes but i wasn’t sure where to post.

Yankee #31 still moves smoothly but gummy. $10.

Monkee wrench, i can make out Worcester on the head but the rest is obscured. Needs new wood on the handle in addition to a good cleaning. $12.

 

[Old tool guy]

And …

 

[CRSINMICH]

Old tool guy: Here is a cut of a No. 70 box scraper from a 1914 Stanley catalog. Interesting thingy. I think I read someplace that businesses used to repurpose shipping crates to save money. First they had to remove old labels etc. A fifty cent investment in a box scraper could save a lot of money.

 

[RTM]

Just got this today, paid $15 for it. I can just make out Stanley on the blade, hope to find more marks when i clean it up. I think it’s a box label scraper. The handle is split but other than that ir seems to be in good condition.

I got one a month or so back, and got it up and running a week or two ago. Works great one handed as a pull tool on soft wood.

 

[Old tool guy]

Is the blade ground square or convex like a scrub plane?

 

[RTM]

Mine is slightly convex, more like heavy corner rounding, not a full width camber. That way it won’t dig in. You don’t want to take off huge amounts of wood, IMO, unlike a scrub, where Fritos are the goal.

Here is mine in use

https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Misc-Images/i-9HmmkBj

Blade Pic

 

[CRSINMICH]

The 1914 description of the No. 70 says that the "face of the bottom and the edge of the cutter are slightly curved". (see RTM's photo.) That seems like a bit of overkill for a box scraper, but they must have felt it was useful.

RTM: That video was interesting. Thanks.

p.s. What kind of hammer is that on the Workmate? I collect oddball hammers but I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

 

[RTM]

p.s. What kind of hammer is that on the Workmate? I collect oddball hammers but I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

At that point, it was a plane blade adjusting hammer. I suspect it is a school made project, as the initials V.E.J. are cast into the head. Nice slim faces for reaching in to tap the blade. I’ll add a photo to the hammer thread, and add a link here later today, after I walk the dogs. Here it is as found.

 

[CRSINMICH]

Thanks! I asked about that hammer because I thought it would be good for plane adjustments.

 

[RTM]

Thanks! I asked about that hammer because I thought it would be good for plane adjustments.

At my bench I keep a 4oz wooden mallet for whacking wooden plane wedges loose or tight. I've been exploring different metal hammers for blade adjustments, and this one had not made it to the top of the queue yet, but this experiment moved it to the top. I have another off one with an elongated poll that will come along for a lighter touch.

 

[CRSINMICH]

I use a 2 oz. Bonney PH1 ball pein hammer for fine adjustment of plane irons. With metal planes, I only use it for lateral adjustment. It's much more precise than lateral adjustment levers. For superfine adjustments, I use a no-name 1.5 oz. ball pein.
If anyone cares about it, Bonney made the 2 oz. PH1 from the early 1930's until the very late 1950's.

 

[WisJim]

I wasn't aware that some recent Stanley hand planes were made in Mexico, but I found one at a Habitat Restore the other day. I didn't buy it because I don't need another 4C plane.

 

[Old tool guy]

I didn't buy it because I don't need another 4C plane.

Heretic!

 

[RTM]

I didn't buy it because I don't need another 4C plane.

#4 & #5 planes…. Just leave the tool cabinet door closed, and they seem to reproduce. Found one sitting in a corner, no idea when I bought it.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Theres a whole drawer (maybe a dozen) hand planes of various sizes and makes in my dads garage. Not sure what to do with them all as i've got a couple already that a very rarely used.
Most are from the 50s or slightly later.

 

[RTM]

Theres a whole drawer (maybe a dozen) hand planes of various sizes and makes in my dads garage. Not sure what to do with them all as i've got a couple already that a very rarely used.
Most are from the 50s or slightly later.

Well that seriously depends on what they are. If they are nice infills, nifty Records, Marples, etc, I'm sure you could easily find a market here.

There were a few inexpensive brands in the 50s and 60s that aren't the best, but their names are escaping me right now.

There are a few UK Woodworking tool sites if you don't want to deal with international shipping.

Post pics. Let us drool.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Well that seriously depends on what they are. If they are nice infills, nifty Records, Marples, etc, I'm sure you could easily find a market here.

There were a few inexpensive brands in the 50s and 60s that aren't the best, but their names are escaping me right now.

There are a few UK Woodworking tool sites if you don't want to deal with international shipping.

Post pics. Let us drool.

I'll grab some piccies when i'm at my Mum's next. Got the rest of his garage to sort out so theres bound to be some interesting things that haven't seen the light of day in a few decades. Anyone want a betamax tape player?

 

[hsvtoolfool]

Record planes from the 50s and 60s are my favorite workers. Even up to the early 90s their planes were the best quality for the money.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

PO left this one in the garage when we moved in.

 

[RTM]

Record planes from the 50s and 60s are my favorite workers. Even up to the early 90s their planes were the best quality for the money.

My 1st plane was a Record 05 purchased new in 99 or so , second a 65-1/2 a year later. Still frequently the first grabbed out of many for a project. Since added a dark blue 05-1/2, and others including an 043.

 

[Steven 33]

Picked up this Stanley sweet heart no 2 planer it's in pretty good condition haven't decided yet on if I'm going to clean it or not before I sell it I'm not a collector of these tools I stick to mechanic tools. Pretty cool history behind this one as it came from the son of coburn benson who apparently is pretty well known in certain parts of the tool and racing world anyone familiar with him?

 

[RTM]

If you plan to sell it to a collector, don’t clean it much more than wiping loose dirt off of it. Most collectors of hand planes prefer to clean their own tools.

 

[Steven 33]

If you plan to sell it to a collector, don’t clean it much more than wiping loose dirt off of it. Most collectors of hand planes prefer to clean their own tools.

Thanks I will probably just blow off the dust and stuff then. I plan to post it on ebay or something unless I find someone on here maybe. I'm on here a lot but pretty much just stick to the few threads related to what I collect so haven't figured out exactly how to maneuver the site as a whole. Appreciate the advice though!

 

[RTM]

Hey all, here is a fun reference to 1915 plane makers in Remscheid Germany

Deutsches Fabrikanten-Adreßbuch

www.google.com

Hobel = plane
Messer = knife maker

Hobelwerks should be plane makers

Holz = wood

 

[CRSINMICH]

Ist das ist eine hoblebank? Thanks for the link. I wish it had more illustrations. Danke.

 

[ararat]

Did someone say hobel? Weiss and Sohn from Austria.

 

[Modern Garage]

Found this rabbet plane at a garage sale yesterday for $6. No before photo but it was a barely recognizeable pile of dirt and rust and priced accordingly.
After some clean-up and beginning the sharpening (my first skew plane - big learning curve) I can read 'J. Nazro & Co Milwaukie'.
That's not Milwaukie OR.
After a little research I discovered there were a variety of spellings for the city in Wisconsin, with 'Milwaukee' winning out in the late 1800's. J. Nazro at 170 S 2nd St. in Milwaukee had billed itself as the world's largest hardware store but seems to have closed up shop in 1880.
So apparently I've found the new holder of the "Oldest Tool In Joe's Shop" trophy.
The stamping on the end opposite the J. Nazro name is impossible for me to make out except for the '1/4' on the far right. I've tried chalk to bring out the relief but to no avail. The photos are attached in case anyone can make an educated guess from the weak image.

Joe

 

[RTM]

The stamping on the end opposite the J. Nazro name is impossible for me to make out except for the '1/4' on the far right. I've tried chalk to bring out the relief but to no avail. The photos are attached in case anyone can make an educated guess from the weak image.

Nice get.

Taking a flashlight, and using it in low raking mode, might help define the individual letters a bit. Might just be an owners mark, but good to figure out.

I usually use an LED flashlight, start a few degrees above horizontal, and lift and lower it a bit, then slowly rotate it in a horizontal circle around the mark . The shadows created might help define better the things that look like ?ND to me.

Also used a fixed desk light, and rotate the piece for smaller stuff

 

[d42jeep]

I began the process of reducing the value with evaporust of the rusty Dunlap plane I found on Friday. It is currently soaking.
I cleaned up the handles and screws.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Second and final installment of the rusty Dunlap plane. The pieces came out of the evaporust today and I cleaned them up.
Reassembled
-Don

 

[tombell572]

Well worth the effort--you've got a nice clean, functioning tool now. I'd have done the same--I don't think collector value is an issue on that one.

Tom B.

 

[crguy]

Well worth the effort--you've got a nice clean, functioning tool now. I'd have done the same--I don't think collector value is an issue on that one.

Tom B.

Correct - no collector value to worry about. Actually limited usability also, due to low quality.

 

[d42jeep]

The phrase “nattering nabobs of negativism” comes to mind.
-Don

 

[ararat]

Second and final installment of the rusty Dunlap plane. The pieces came out of the evaporust today and I cleaned them up.
Reassembled
-Don

Nice. I have the same plane except the craftsman version. Pretty sure it was made by Sargent. Works great.

 

[CRSINMICH]

jeep: You did a fine job cleaning up that Dunlap. Spend some time setting it up and you should get good use out of it, depending on what your needs are.

 

[RTM]

Nice. I have the same plane except the craftsman version. Pretty sure it was made by Sargent. Works great.

With the keyhole round bit at the top, I agree with Sargent. If a BL on it, would help to confirm, that is the Craftsman code for Sargent,

 

[Old tool guy]

Correct - no collector value to worry about. Actually limited usability also, due to low quality.

Maybe. Or ... sharpen the blade, spend a little time flattening the sole, make a gift to a young carpenter or woodworker just starting out.

 

[d42jeep]

I never actually had intentions of using it. I have other planes that I could use, should I choose to. It will be part of the Dunlap collection.
-Don

 

[crguy]

Maybe. Or ... sharpen the blade, spend a little time flattening the sole, make a gift to a young carpenter or woodworker just starting out.

Why give someone just starting out a lessor quality plane to try to use? That's a good way to frustrate them and turn them off from using hand tools.