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[Geo-TH,In]

Pickup these up at yardsale in Leesburg, Fl. My boy wanted them.

Do you think they are worth $40 for all 3?

 

[RESLLS]

Not bad. New ones aren't cheap. I have several. Craftsman, stanleand a couple I don't remember the brand. I use the 10 the most. I have one that is 18. It works great for door edges. He gets to practice his sharpening skills too.

 

[timcasbolt]

(quoted from post at 13:11:54 02/27/22) Pickup these up at yardsale in Leesburg, Fl. My boy wanted them.

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Do you think they are worth $40 for all 3?

Fooled me. I thought I'd click on this thread and see a clipboard or notebook or something.

 

[Russ from MN]

You paid plenty, but when you google Jack plane people are trying to get a lot more. The one with the corrugated bottom is different, is it a Craftsman? Our son collects planes too, I think he already inherited some of mine!

 

[Richard G.]

George, I will try to get photos of some I have that are much older and even homemade.
Richard

 

[Dennis Minn]

Geo,

As a son of a carpenter, I cringe when I see a plane not setting on it's side when not in use.

As far as price, well, I haven't shopped for a while. I got my Dad's planes that he used back in his day.

D.

 

[MarkB_MI]

Well, those look to be decent planes, although I'd call them 'consumer grade' tools. The top-of-the-line Stanley planes carried the Bailey label, and were made in the UK. And I wouldn't put the Craftsman in the same league as a Bailey, either. They are nice enough, however, that it makes me cringe to see them sitting face-down on pavement.

Your son should be able to clean them up and get some use out of them. Or maybe he just wants wallhangers.

For his birthday, get your son a set of Japanese water stones. He'll be able to get those plane irons sharp enough to shave with.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I gave my son a motorized sandstone and monster vice and 3x12x5ft oak blanks to make workbench. He's a happy camper getting things that are very old. Vice was built in the early 1900s.

 

[chvet73]

Excellent price. For years those were among the few you could buy. Stanley was the carpenters standard.
Now theres all sorts of expensive versions out there. My Stanleys are at least 40 years old. And Im sure as long as they are sharp they work as well as the modern overpriced versions.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Yes, Craftsman. I never seen one like it.
My son uses planners instead of a draw knife when making axe handles. Says it faster and does a better job...

 

[Kansas4010]

Most I see sell for $25-$30 a piece. That's for common models. I try to buy them if they don't go to expensive. I picked up a Stanley rabbeting plane still in the original box at an auction a while ago.

 

[kencombs]

I'm pretty sure that corrugated bottom Craftsman was made by stanley. Probable 60s vintage. I have the Stanley marked version and it looks identical.

I don't use hand planes much anymore but sometimes they are handy. the plane drawer has 2 different block planes, one low angle and one normal as well has 5 others including a #7C (big corrugated bottom). No #8, they are getting too pricy.

 

[Ark68SS]

(quoted from post at 11:11:29 02/27/22) The top-of-the-line Stanley planes carried the Bailey label, and were made in the UK.

Nope, the Stanley/Bailey planes were made in New Britain Connecticut. Leonard Bailey was a plane maker and designer in the mid-1800's, and Stanley Rule & Level Co. bought seven patent rights from Bailey and began producing planes based on these designs in the 1870's.
Stanley Tool Co bought JA Chapman Co, an English tool making company in 1937 as a way to get into the British marketplace and began marketing Chapman's planes as Stanleys in the UK. While considered a decent plane, the British design wasn't imported to the US, and they're generally thought of as inferior to the Connecticut made products.
If you REALLY want to get into hand plane types and history, here are some links for you.
http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm
https://virginiatoolworks.com/tools/stanley-planes/
https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools...ers/australian-makers/stanley-australia-tools
BillL
Retired auto mechanic, learning woodworker, hand plane aficionado

 

[Ark68SS]

(quoted from post at 07:11:54 02/27/22) Do you think they are worth $40 for all 3?

Nope. Those are the "economy grade" planes sold to the homeowner/DIY market. They'll probably give him nothing but misery. The frogs are stamped steel and not heavy or strong enough to prevent chattering or to hold the iron true. The irons (blades) are a lesser quality of steel and won't hold a good edge. More than likely the soles are warped or bowed and won't ride true on a board in order to flatten it.
The used wood tool market has gone totally bonkers in the past year. People are asking stupid prices for rusty, beat up, and battered planes, spokeshaves, and chisels. The power tool market is just as bad.
There are places to buy good tools at decent (but higher than prior years) prices. You can get a refurbished, sharp plane that you can immediately put to work for less than $150, but you need to look at the classifieds in woodworking forums or go to
http://www.supertool.com/oldtools.htm
and sign up to his email list which comes out monthly.
Sorry if I rambled on too much, but old tools are like old tractors and are a passion of mine.
BillL

 

[Carlmac 369]

(quoted from post at 11:16:53 02/27/22)

(quoted from post at 13:11:54 02/27/22) Pickup these up at yardsale in Leesburg, Fl. My boy wanted them.

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Do you think they are worth $40 for all 3?

Fooled me. I thought I'd click on this thread and see a clipboard or notebook or something.

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This post was edited by Carlmac 369 on 02/28/2022 at 03:16 am.

 

[MarkB_MI]

> I gave my son a motorized sandstone and monster vice and 3x12x5ft oak blanks to make workbench. He's a happy camper getting things that are very old. Vice was built in the early 1900s.

That's a nice wheel, George, but I wouldn't let my plane irons anywhere near it. Of course, if your son just wants wall hangers, there's no need to properly sharpen those planes.

 

[larry@stinescorner]

can you believe ,,we went to a flea market ,,north on rt 61 ,in the mts of PA

Bought some stuff,,found a chisel head ,,gave 3 bucks for it

I rubbed on it a little with steel wool,,found a mark,,,jennings and griffin?

I want to put a long handle on it for my friends that want to build a log cabin

 

[Russ from MN]

I got chewed out when I was young by my grandpa for setting his plane on the concrete floor cutting edge down. He was very polite about it, and I will never forget!