Stanley/Bailey No. 5

Any pics?
Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

I see #5’s on ebay for around this price. However, they usually go for more. I usually buy good Stanley users on Ebay that are in reasonably good shape but I’m in no way a collector or expert.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- 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

Is there black japanning on the plane body, or is it painted blue or maroon? The last two are an indicator of a more recent vintage and is a lower quality tool.

-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.

BT,

There is black japanning on the plane body. I don’t think the knob and tote will need refinished. The cap appears to be chrome maybe nickle. but some surface rust that can be taken care of.

If you can get him to $25 it would be a good deal IMO. $35 is fair but its probably gonna need a bit of work.

-- "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

does the knob and tote appear to be rosewood, or painted? If its rosewood then $35 is fair. Not cheap but fair. If its painted, take chrisstef advice.

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The knob and tote are not painted. The wood is in very good original condition, and I doubt that it would need refinished. I don’t see any cracks.