Having trouble dating it, a Bailey No 5. with blue body in very very
good condition at a local pawnshop for $29.95.
The Iron has not been sharpened correctly, there was no rust. The
handles are wood. The iron has Stanley on it and made in the usa.
The cap iron has a kidney shapped hole.
The frog had c on one side and 7 on the other.
Alan
Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
> Yep. At the Damascus, MD annual tool sale and auction, or the
> Washington Woodworker's guild meetings with tool sales I've never
> been able to sell a cleaned-up pre WWII #5 with Rosewood tote and
> knob for more than $15.00.
>
Tell me more! I've never heard of the Damascus sale or the the WWG. Have
any web sites I could check out? Thanks.
--
Donnie Vazquez
Sunderland, MD
On 18 Oct 2003 18:37:03 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
wrote:
>Having trouble dating it, a Bailey No 5. with blue body in very very
>good condition at a local pawnshop for $29.95.
Blue ? No.
It'll work, but you'll get a better one off eBay. #5's are common.
--
Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods
On 18 Oct 2003 18:37:03 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
wrote:
>Having trouble dating it, a Bailey No 5. with blue body in very very
>good condition at a local pawnshop for $29.95.
>
<snip>
>
>Alan
Hi Alan,
The blue paint is a giveaway. Type 20 from 1962 on. See
http://www.hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/dating/
I would personally look around for something a little older.
I recently found a Type 18 (1946-7) in fair shape for $19 at an
antique store.
Paul.
Andy Dingley <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On 18 Oct 2003 18:37:03 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
> wrote:
>
> >Having trouble dating it, a Bailey No 5. with blue body in very very
> >good condition at a local pawnshop for $29.95.
>
> Blue ? No.
>
> It'll work, but you'll get a better one off eBay. #5's are common.
Thank you gentleman, I will pass on the plane as there have been a
number on Ebay for under $20 with the shipping of late.
Alan
[email protected] (Alan W) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Andy Dingley <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > On 18 Oct 2003 18:37:03 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Having trouble dating it, a Bailey No 5. with blue body in very very
> > >good condition at a local pawnshop for $29.95.
> >
> > Blue ? No.
> >
> > It'll work, but you'll get a better one off eBay. #5's are common.
For less money too.
>
> Thank you gentleman, I will pass on the plane as there have been a
> number on Ebay for under $20 with the shipping of late.
>
Yep. At the Damascus, MD annual tool sale and auction, or the
Washington Woodworker's guild meetings with tool sales I've never
been able to sell a cleaned-up pre WWII #5 with Rosewood tote and
knob for more than $15.00.
--
FF
Buy it, tune it and use it. If you really must, do a little self hypnosis
and convince yourself it was made before WWII. You will not be able to do
any better work with something older.
"Scarfinger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 18 Oct 2003 18:37:03 -0700, [email protected] (Alan W)
> wrote:
>
> >Having trouble dating it, a Bailey No 5. with blue body in very very
> >good condition at a local pawnshop for $29.95.
> >
> <snip>
> >
> >Alan
>
> Hi Alan,
> The blue paint is a giveaway. Type 20 from 1962 on. See
> http://www.hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/dating/
> I would personally look around for something a little older.
> I recently found a Type 18 (1946-7) in fair shape for $19 at an
> antique store.
>
> Paul.