A box full of planes....the kind that don't fly

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Kevin in California
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A box full of planes....the kind that don't fly

Post by Kevin in California » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:25 pm

I picked up a box full of planes today at the local flea market. There is nothing amazing in the box. I was hoping to find the diamond in the rough, but it wasn't to be this time. There are 8 planes. A couple of #3 size, a couple of #4 size, an older #5 Shelton, a rabbiting plane, and a Stanley 6 like a type 12 or so that needs some work, and this maple, what appears to me to be a scrub plane.
It is 14" long, 1 7/8" wide with a 1 3/4" iron. It does have a chip breaker. I have not taken the wedge and iron out yet. It is all maple and it appears to me to be factory made, not handmade, but I find no markings, even the iron looks to be void of a marking.

So I was wondering if anyone has seen one like it before and might recognize who may have made it, if it is not hand made.

I may not have purchased this box full of planes had I not sort of committed to buy it before I saw it. This person keeps an eye out for planes for me, so I felt like I needed to buy it. Nothing special in there, but I suppose it was worth it.....at least It will give me something to clean, paint, sharpen, and finish. :)
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Re: A box full of planes....the kind that don't fly

Post by dave d » Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:02 pm

Interesting! It almost looks like a Sandusky, but not quite.

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