I bought a Stanley #8 a few weeks back, in an online auction. I paid slightly more than I was comfortable with - about $50 - but I have hardly seen any and I wanted one, so I bought it. I have a few #7s (I just seem to have accumulated them) and I was wondering what the difference between the two was.
I haven't had a chance to fiddle with it, and tonight I used it exactly as I received it, and I'm sold. It's a fantastic plane to use, lots of momentum and a pleasure to use. It started me thinking about the previous owner (the seller was a shop). He obviously knew how to get it working properly (I hope I can keep it that way) and I doubt he would have got rid of it unless he had to, and quite possibly passed away. There's something about using tools that have history, isn't there?
I also managed to find a #4 which, although a bit newer ('60s), only cost the equivalent of $3. It's actually in good nick, made in USA, and I've got to find some time to try it out. It will need some fettling though - the blade was in upside down and is bent. I don't know if I'll be able to straighten it, but it's not a special blade, so I'm fine with swapping it out.
But I've found the plane I really want to use, the #8 :-)
I haven't had a chance to fiddle with it, and tonight I used it exactly as I received it, and I'm sold. It's a fantastic plane to use, lots of momentum and a pleasure to use. It started me thinking about the previous owner (the seller was a shop). He obviously knew how to get it working properly (I hope I can keep it that way) and I doubt he would have got rid of it unless he had to, and quite possibly passed away. There's something about using tools that have history, isn't there?
I also managed to find a #4 which, although a bit newer ('60s), only cost the equivalent of $3. It's actually in good nick, made in USA, and I've got to find some time to try it out. It will need some fettling though - the blade was in upside down and is bent. I don't know if I'll be able to straighten it, but it's not a special blade, so I'm fine with swapping it out.
But I've found the plane I really want to use, the #8 :-)
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