Old Wooden hand plane

All I know is what I see on eBay, and old wooden planes don’t seem to be worth very much. We’d love to see photos, though. :-)

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

+2 on what Charlie said.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Agreed, probably not worth a lot of money.

HOWEVER, they make excellent users. I have several wood bodied planes and use them frequently. My wood bodied jointer sees the most action. Tune it up and put it to work, you will not be disappointed.

-- Mike

Here is where most of my wood bodies end up. They are all restored, tuned and completely usable, but they look nice to.
(OK the 6’ coopers plane is as found)

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Generally speaking, at our UK car boot sales / flea markets, wooden planes are commonplace at $4 to $8

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

-- Jerome

Here is a pic of the plane, it seems to be in pretty good shape. Needs to have the sole flatten and blade sharpened

-- Jerome

I wouldn’t mind having one like that in my collection. I’ve seen similar ones going for around $20.

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

Your plane dates 1890-1897 – the years that Robert Sickels, Edwin S. Sweet, and Henry M. Lyon were in the plane making biz. All credit to AWP4 . They are not overly rare planes so it would be a good candidate for a user rehab, in my opinion.

As with many things, condition is king. Minty planes of even common makers will hit prices far higher than their fugly brethren. If its minty – be it wood, metal or transitional – its worth asking around.

-- Chris @ Atlanta - JGM - Occam's razor tells us that when you hear hoofs, think horses not zebras.