A trip out to the country (and some old iron)

Nice find. Keep us posted on the restoration.

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

what a great find! if you plan to use electrolysis to remove the rust, it would be great to see some step by step pics

-- John Franklin - Central PA - http://affyx.wordpress.com

So in reality you stole them from the Bank !!!

Priceless !!!!

-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one

I just did a little rust removal from the blade on the #4. It is a Stanley ” Two Tone” plane. There is no way that I am going to restore it the way it was made. A yellow and blue plane? They sure painted these up ugly.

Here is a picture of a original Stanley “Two Tone” #4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stanley-No-4-Two-tone-plane-11017-/150636077218

shipwrerck … i kinda like the hot rodded colors on the two tone #4 … run a racing stripe up the lever cap and iron and you might get a sponsor!

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Nice find, update us when you start restoring the plane.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I might try to paint some of my planes. I thought I’d so something distinctive with them like put a red racing stripe down the sides.

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.