You nailed it, Dan. It's a #1 he recently picked up (unless I'm confusing him with someone else, which is entirely possible). He's looking for a lever cap and chip breaker for it, I think.

 

I was curious about that too, Dan.

LukieB spotting… almost as rare as a Dan or Al spotting these days!

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Also, I'd love to make a little side-money from woodworking, just haven't found many people wanting what I've made, or wanting to pay to have something made…

 

And Yo, I guess.

 

^ and Yo… yes

 

Damn Kevin, haven't been here in a couple of days, but that is beautiful.
http://lumberjocks.com/replies/830198

 

Reading through the last 150 posts… for some reason I missed this group for a while.

So it looks like anyone shipping a plane in the mail should always stick a small block of wood longer than the sole under the sole of the plane, and wrap with electrical tape to protect the casting. They can even take the blade out and tape it to the bottom of that…

Might be a good suggestion for someone to prevent damage. I suspect that exposing the sole to the box ends is dangerous, and having the blade mounted can inflict the same damage.

 

I've always preferred dis-assembling the plane. Make's it more compact. Some people prefer not to have to set it up i guess..

At work i ALWAYS over pack stuff. Never even think twice about it. Guess I'll have to start doing that, little different since I pay for packing materials lol.

 

The only thing I'll mention WRT dis-assy before shipping deals with frog screws: Pls keep them in place after the frog's removed. Got a plane once that was taken apart. Totally dis-assembled. Opened all the packaging and lost a frog screw in the process, as they were inside balled up newspaper…

 

I put all the small parts in a plastic bag if I disassemble. Normally I only put boards under Jointers. For other planes, I find the flat rate boxes are big enough to get sufficient padding around the plane.

 

I bag them all too Wayne. I make "bags" out of bubble wrap.

 

From Lee Valley today.
Interesting:
http://www.leevalley.com/us/newsletters/Woodworking/8/5/collection.htm

 

The better half saves ALL the bags from Walmart. Amazing how many one can stuff into a box with a plane. 1/3 of a box with the bags, one plane, and fill up to bulging with a BIG load of bags. Just wad them up. leave SOMWE air in them, and STUFF, STUFF, and STUFF. IF the box bulges a bit, so what. Have yet to loose a plane.

Back when I had a 2-1/2 car garage for a shop, seems I was always making "projects". Set up on weekends at a flea market in the woods. Owner of the mini mart wanted MY stuff out near the roadway, to draw people in. In WAS kind of funny, watching all the Rubberneckers go by. Some would then turn around in the next driveway, or county road, drive by again, then turn around and then drive into the woods. My "rent" for my spot was paid for by all those people pulling into to look around at all the booths. Gate Keeper, if you will.

Did a LOT of pine, did quite a bit of Oak from pallets. After awhile, it just got too much like a job. Scaled it back to a hobby level. Do some things on request, or for around the houses. Front Porch railings, from scrap wood? BTDT. Desk I am sitting at is the third version, as the last two have been used by grand kids.

Due to the size of the Dungeon Shop, no longer able to keep a tablesaw, powered jointer, router table, powered planer, and other "goodies". You know what? I am happier this way! Might even give up a lathe, too. Time it would take to drag it out, set it up, and turn something, I can about do the same with the "CHEAPER" planes I have, or can make.

Now, I am sitting here, having a bowl of Doritos #404 and a Killians Irish Red. Relaxing…...

 

Never have taken apart the larger planes for shipping, well maybe one. Block planes, though, get torn down. makes them easier to get into a small flat rate box. with about twenty walmart bags, of course…

 

I usually use newspaper, as it's handy and it's good to recycle it.

 

Don't like newspaper, the DE6c wreck showed up in newspaper. Of Course, IF one would run it through the shredder, and use the entire sunday paper, then there might be enough padding.

Large roll of Bubble wrap @ wallie world is about a buck or so. usually enough for one plane to ship comfy in..

 

Thats what i bought bandit, i use about 5 layers of it.

Also, the buyer of my broken #7, has to be the most stand up gentlemen ever. Called him on the phone and worked it out.

He's sourcing a new #7, which i will restore. I'm amazed he's going that route, as i told him i would send him one i already have.

Good new for him though he can re-coup it on the parts from the broken plane. I also told him to sign up here .

 

The $0.05 Tour of what was made for around my house

Solid Cedar cedar chest and a small pine table. Top drawer is a fake, both it and the two real drawers are made to lok like the Raised Panel sides.

An OLD Pine book case, might be twenty+ years old. The chest was from old floor boards from a one room school house that was torn down. Happen to get a few boards from it. Top is Coopered. And now, where I plunk my tired buttt

Just my office. Barn wood desk, wormy Chestnut printer table.

Pay the admissions Clerk on the way out…

 

Small gloat forthcoming.

A little over a week ago, I saw an ad on our local/statewide online classifieds for a hand plane. The part that intrigued me was the size listed in the description.

It is obviously not a Stanley. The knob looked similar to some Sargents, but had a plain lever cap, so I was still a bit befuddled. Figuring someone else might know more, I emailed the master, DonW, and asked if he had any idea what it might be. He wasn't sure either, but soon sent me a link to an ebay listing that looked similar.

The proportions looked correct for the size listed, so I contacted the seller. The only bad part was that the seller was about 4 hours from me, so I asked if he would be willing to ship. No problem was the reply, and I dropped a check in the mail the next day.

It arrived today, a little dirty, but complete and undamaged and is now sitting on my bench.

And sure enough, Don Yoda was absolutely correct. (Big surprise there, right?)

The best part was the piece of the listing I didn't show-check out the upper left hand corner!

Yep, for $22 including shipping, I now am the proud owner of my first #2 sized plane. OK, it's not a premium line but is still an uncommon size and for the price, there will be no complaints.

 

Dan, Smitty is right it's a #1. I picked it up last week at a garage sale just thinking it was a nice little hand plane but found it it was a no. 1.

 

JayT, nice score. Those usually go for over $100 regularly. MF made. Nice.