Cleaning up an old hand plane
During this mornings regular flea-market hunt I scored my second Bedrock, a 605c. Broken lever cap, but all the wood is solid and not much rust.
Guy was asking $30 and wouldn’t budge. I walked away at first (I usually get insane deals at this flea market). But after I realized I would happily pay $30 + $15 for shipping off of ebay I slapped myself and went back.
Here she is sitting in front of my only other bedrock find, a type 2 #604 (a nice $4 deal that one with a missing lever cap )
Based on Bob Kaune’s Plane Type Study it looks like she is a TYPE 6 1912-1921
More to come as I document the cleanup and restoration….
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Categories: Hand Tools, Woodworking
That is fantastic. I don’t think mine is the same plane, as the bottom looks quite different. I am too new to the antique plane game to know exactly what I have. The box, which appears to be the original, only says Jack Plane. I do know that the original price was $3.75, and it is part of their 4 square series.
You probably have a regular #5 Stanley. The sole above looks different because it’s “corrugated”, the theory is that a corrugated plane will slide a bit smoother on the wood due to less drag. In practice most people can’t tell the difference really, but I always thought they looked cool. About half my planes are corrugated and the other half aren’t.
Take a look at this page. it will teach you a bit about the basics of stanley’s bench planes:
http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm
Better yet, buy this book:
http://www.lostartpress.com/product/bdc5aa47-5475-49f9-a2e5-b537293f4723.aspx
If you are curious how old your stanley bench planes are:
http://hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/start_flowchart.php