$1350 plane?

[phiil]

New Haven CL http://newhaven.craigslist.org/tls/1414903168.html
Can this be right?

[Tom M.]

Yep. Its sad. That particular plane is among the most wanted by collectors. Fortunately, such a tool isn't really needed for most work.

[goodbasil]

That's a Stanley #1. I sold one about 18 months ago for $1,200.--. The seller should have no trouble getting that.

[boylesboats]

Dang... I want a tool to use for work... not for sitting on display shelves..

[goodbasil]

The idea is to buy a tool like that, sell it and use the profit to buy useful tools.

[SMARTINSEN]

http://www.patented-antiques.com/Backpages/All_Archives/TOOLS_ARCHIVE/archive-Stanleyplanes.htm

A quick search shows one that went for more. Patrick Leach of Blood and Gore says watch out for counterfeits.

Aside from the rarity which drives the price, why is such a small smoother better than a block plane is beyond me.

[goodbasil]

http://www.antique-used-tools.com/
Check this out for top prices.

[George Roberts]

I have a couple nice infill planes that are worth that much to me.

But old metal bodied planes don't seem to do a job that is worth the price.

[goodbasil]

One does not buy a Stanley #1 to plane wood. It is a collectors item. A #1 is so small a grown man can't even get his four fingers around the handle. I can only get two around. (Like any nurse will tell you, "Big hands, big planes.") Your much better off with a block plane.
The #1 was made for little kids taking woodwork. Why are they worth so much. Rare, condition and like anything else, it's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Why is a 3 cent stamp worth more than a thousand 50 cent ones? How can one painting be worth more than an entire paint plant?
The fellow I sold mine to had four #1's already.
One does not buy one and chuck it in a tool box. More likely in a glass case.
And there are many Stanley and other manufactures tools which are worth a lot more than a Stanley #1.
Why is a Stanley #1 rare? Who knows? Stanley made lots of them. Theories;
Many melted down for the war effort. People just threw them away as they outgrew them. Someone is sitting on a pile of them. (I doubt the last one since its been going around for decades so if its true the person should dump them before they die. If they dump them all at once the price will drop.)

Here is a #608 Bedrock. http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/nvn/tls/1412971346.html I'm looking for a Bedrock #607C, I think I'll be getting one from California.

[boylesboats]

The idea is to buy a tool like that, sell it and use the profit to buy useful tools.

Now that a thought...;) good idea

[SMARTINSEN]

It is in Japan, but if you run the text of the page through Babelfish, you will find the perfect sharpening stone to hone a razor's edge for your expensive plane.

http://www.shinise.ne.jp/highgrade/hatanaka/img/photo_01.jpg



http://www.shinise.ne.jp/highgrade/hatanaka/

And a real bargain at only 3.150.000 yen or somewhere north of $37,000.

[Bob (oh, THAT Bob)]

It is in Japan, but if you run the text of the page through Babelfish, you will find the perfect sharpening stone to hone a razor's edge for your expensive plane.

http://www.shinise.ne.jp/highgrade/hatanaka/img/photo_01.jpg



http://www.shinise.ne.jp/highgrade/hatanaka/

And a real bargain at only 3.150.000 yen or somewhere north of $37,000.


The translation is hilarious, obviously not perfect. You sure about that price? What's it made from, gemstone? EDIT: Holy crap, I was kidding, but there it is on the web page, it says it IS made from gemstone, but doesn't say exactly the composition.

[john welsford]

Sheesh! I've got one, had it for 40 years, use it all the time. Thought it might be worth maybe fifty bucks. Its too small to hold by the handles but its great for rounding edges and taking a shaving off something that you are holding in one hand. No, I'm not going to sell it, I'd just have to find something else to do the job, but I will try not to drop it onto a concrete floor.

John Welsford


New Haven CL http://newhaven.craigslist.org/tls/1414903168.html
Can this be right?

[weedeater64]

I thought long and hard before spending $60.00 bucks on a plane.