So I had kind of an odd weekend. I found out even flea markets are pricey in CT. The Elephants trunk was a bit of a bust. Prices were way out of norm for me. I did managed to squeak out one Sargent block. Maybe a #306? $5.
I always do well at stormville though.
I picked up a type 17ish #7 in great shape, a type 11 #5c, an earlier #4 that needs some love, a Sargent #415 that needs a lot of love, and a Nice #2 (Orange frog).
The new #2. This is after some quick clean up and sharpen after I got home. It was an odd situation. There were 3 tables together, the first had a buinch of rusty old #5s, #4s and some no names. Broken totes, rusty, nasty, my kind of finds. How much for the #5s I asked. $20 was the reply. I said, “really, they need a lot of work”. $20 came again. “The rest, are they $20 to”. “Pretty close” was the answer. Ok, nothing here for me, move on to the next table, which I think is the same group of guys. Well, apparently they had different selling styles. A #2. A sticker says $125. I look at it a bit and set it down. I hear a voice, $75 for the plane. I pick it up again. Look it over. Do I really want to spend $75? Its a later type, maybe 15 or 16. I set it down again. “Well, make me an offer” the guys says. Well he asked. $50. Oh no I can’t do that. “I understand” I say and set it back down. I turn to walk away. $65 I hear. Ok, he hit my magic number. I’m going home with a nice #2.
Then an antique shop in Milford we usually stop at. It not a plane kind of place, which explained the lower kind of price I guess.
All-in-all a fun weekend and a few decent finds, some I’ll flip and hope to give another woodworker some good deals, some will stay in the shop. The #2 and the #112, stays in the shop, and the Sargent block; well I’ve grown an unhealthy liking for Sargent blocks. The sickness grows.
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Jamie Speirs
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#1 posted 09-02-2012 10:59 PM
Don the #2 & the #112
Nice
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#2 posted 09-02-2012 11:15 PM
Sorry to hear CT was a bust for ya. We dont have the highest gas prices in the continental Usa for nothin. Still drooling on that 112.
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#3 posted 09-02-2012 11:20 PM
Don the #2 and #112 are really nice. How’s about putting together a SB family photo with one example of each # you have? You might need to invest in a wide-angle lens, but we’d sure enjoy the pics.
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#4 posted 09-02-2012 11:39 PM
That #2 is so nice. I keep going back for another look :-) I paid that sort of money for my #3 RECORD… You swine…
Cheers
John
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Don W
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#5 posted 09-02-2012 11:46 PM
I’m Not sure how I wound up with 2 post.
Brad, I’ll see what I can do.
John, that #3 is pretty sweet.
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#6 posted 09-03-2012 12:45 AM
Great grabs Don.
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#7 posted 09-03-2012 02:29 AM
You’re a scoundrel, Don!
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#8 posted 09-03-2012 11:30 AM
Good for you Don! Love 112. But gosh you already have the Veritas scraper plane. Do you really need both? :^D
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Don W
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#9 posted 09-03-2012 11:54 AM
Do you really need both?
Of course!!
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#10 posted 09-09-2012 03:39 PM
Lovely 112, amazing what you are able to find.
Best thoughts,
Mads
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