restored Stanley #7b jointer plane

Looks Nice! 30 bucks for a #7 is a good deal…nice work with the wooden parts….Is this plane made in England?

-- Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain" Frank Lloyd Wright

Nice looking plane Julian! I know it’s sacrilege to some folks to modify old planes but for me if you aren’t going to us them give them to a museum. I think what you’ve done will give an excellent plane for a long career. Wish I had it myself. A #5 is as long as I have and it’s no Stanley.

-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin

That the best 30 dollar tool you’re going to find on the planet…nice fine and nice work enjoy using it…Blkcherry

Doubtthead, yes it’s a Baileys made in England.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Congratulations! I’m on the lookout for a #6 or #7. You have one sweet tool.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

Nice restoration job! Beautiful plane! Definately worth using, and passing down to the kids! :)

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

Looks great, why can’t I find scores like that?

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

It doesnt matter what others say about customizing a refurb you have good taste and you did a great job.

-- GO DAWGS!

Looks like it cleaned up pretty well. I love the idea of restoring old tools and actually using them. If you bought it and just looked at it, then in my opinion you’d be better off spending your money on a nice picture and hanging it on the wall to look at…tools were made to be used. Good job!

-- Cody Crisp

Great opportunity to get #7 jointer plane for just $30….great restoration work and now it looks “newer” than the brand-new one.
Craiglist? Can I buy on-line? (I don’t think they ships internationally…)

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Great opportunity to get #7 jointer plane for just $30….great restoration work and now it looks “newer” than the brand-new one.
Craigslist? Can I buy on-line? (I don’t think they ships internationally…)

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Excellent!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

That’s Heirloom quality work.
Your grand kids will like using that thing.

-- Eric

I really like the handle work. Making the handle with layers running across each other makes allot of sense! Beautiful work. How did you shape the tote? Bandsaw and …. is my guess.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Thanks for all the comments.

I roughed the tote out on the bandsaw, then used the oscillating spindle sander followed by LOTS of hand sanding. The toughest part was getting the holes to allign. I made a jig for the drillpress that held the tote at the corret angle for drilling the holes.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL