Record 010 Plane.....Keep or sell?

Well, depenfing on how much you paid, you either did Ok, or you got stuffed. The thing is probably worth about $100.00 or more depending on condition. The current exchange rate is $1.65 per pound and a 010 sold there for 60 quid (pounds) just recently. Also, it is a rabbet plane, very handy. With a little work, it should be a top notch tool.

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Dave, if you don’t mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?

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It is a desireable plane. I would hang on to it.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Here are some pics that I took with my son’s camera. I apologize for the quality of the pics, the planes are really much nicer than they look in these shots.

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1597.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1600.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1599.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1602.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1596.jpg

Mikey, I don’t mind at all, but I’m not really sure. I paid $100 for both together. For me, that’s a lot. I had been buying some “fixer uppers” at garage sales, but I never get the time to fix them up. My garage should be done this week and once I get the tools set up I wanted something to start playing with. I repeat, they are both much nicer than they appear in the pictures. Basically, they are dusty. There is a little bit of surface rust on the Record’s sole and one side, but it should clean up really nice.

-- Dave, Colonie, NY

Depending on what you want to do, or what else you don’t have, I’d be inclined to keep it. The 010 is one Record plane that I don’t have so I’m not really sure how it’d be used, but I’ve got most of the other “common” sizes.

What is the other one? ..an 04 or 04-1/2? If you wouldn’t mind, can you take a couple more pics from the top side? If one of them is an 04 or 04-1/2, those are real handy of lots of daily tasks.

Looks like it will flatten regular boards as well as carriage parts ;-)) I don’t know why you could joint with it??

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You can find some info on the Stanley version at Patrick’s Blood and Gore Site

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I,ve seen these used for making raised panels on doors and also roy underhill used one to trim some big tenons. Anant has one in their catalog. Really usefull for me, I would certainly keep it.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Thanks everyone!! For the time being, I’ll put it aside and perhaps play with it just to see how it works.

Knotscott, the other plane is a #3. I’ll try to post a couple more pictures later today. IIRC, I bought a pretty good #4 earlier this summer that needs to be cleaned. Luckily, I’m taking a class this week on how to tune planes.

-- Dave, Colonie, NY

If it were me, I’d hang onto it. Judging from the photos, I would say it is in pretty good condition and with a little fettling could be a very useful tool.

Take a look at: http://www.record-planes.com/record-no-010-carriage-makers-rabbet-plane

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Question for some of you plane gurus: Why couldn’t the long one be used for joining?

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It looks like two different planes in the 3rd photo down the blade goes all the way across the bottom like a rabbit plane in the others it doesn’t.A number 10 is a rabbit plane that can be used for many things not just carriages.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Sorry I missed the part about you buying two planes together.

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Dave, for what you paid and the shape they are in, I think you have a helluva find there. were it me? I’d keep them :-)

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Here are a couple more pictures. I think the picture of the adjuster screw on the Record gives an idea as to the condition of the paint. I haven’t seen so much as a chip in the paint (is this what is meant by japanning?) on either of them.

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1605.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1610.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1608.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/dparkis/100_1609.jpg

(The first 2 pictures here are the Record. The last 2 are the Stanley/Bailey #3)

-- Dave, Colonie, NY