Stanley #7 Bargain (IMO)

nice score charlie

i got one just like it
the tote is broken in half
haven’t got around to fixing it

may never
as i don’t have any need for the plane itself
my block plane is all i use

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Looks like a Great buy! Your redo makes it look like new.

Thanks for sharing

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Nice job on the refurb. I bought one almost new for a whole lot more than that, nice find

U did good Chuck, both on the find and on the restore, great tool you got there.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

That cleaned up nicely….great score!

-- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....

Dang Charlie! You’ve been readin’ my mind again! I also just picked up a #7 (actually Sargent 422) and it arrived yesterday! Spent a couple hours cleaning it with WD-40 and wire brushing some of the parts and soul. Still much to do but much fun doing it! Looks like mine is turning out to be a Type 2 and dates to 1907-09. I paid a bit more than you on fleaBay, got it for $50. Not sure if I am going to re-japan or not as it seems to be 85=90% as is and being a Type 2 and all… We’ll see.

Before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=270723900034&si=FC1ZVyvud15hyL%252F2%252FILH9wmKLTY%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

After (so far):
http://www.horizontalheavens.com/sargent_422_22in.htm

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

That’s looking good, Mike.

As you look at the details, there sure isn’t a whole lot of difference between the two brands.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Man, I really like the looks of fresh black japanning on a restoration! And when you think of all those ‘57 Chevy restorations out there, they re-painted them! Why would anyone do anything less to a tool!?

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

Hey Charlie, how about updating your personal web page with your plane restoration images (this one and previous ones as well). It would be nice to see FULL size images, and since Martin has not communicated any decision about re-allowing handplane restorations on the PROJECTS page we will have to compensate until we hear something.

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

Hi Charlie;

Nice buy!

That cleaned up really well.

Here’s to another 90 years of use.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

That came out great Charlie, and you got a good deal. Many run away from ugly/grungy tools on eBay, and that is alright by me ;)

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Good buy and nice cleanup . Another old plane has found a good home !

-- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"

2 things Charlie:

1) You have been scoring mightily lately on E-Bay.

and

2) You are turning in to the Yoda of plane restorers.

That things looks 100 times nicer.

Way to go.

-- Eric

Eric: I’ve had a long dry spell finding decent deals on eBay. I guess the law of averages is finally catching up. I wasn’t looking to spend a lot of money, so when I bid $35 with 2 days to go, it was really just a wing-and-a-prayer. I never expected to actually wind up with it.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Charlie, I have a couple of those but I had to pay more than that. You got a good deal and it looks real pretty now. Good work.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau