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I sharpen mine at 25 deg, at 30 you'll lose the edge pretty quickly on a high carbon steel iron.

It is always interesting to me that welds on broken planes are acceptable; here on the other side of the pond, we are somewhat blessed with a relative abundance of older Stanley planes (albeit harder to come by as time goes on) where a weld would be considered fatal to user grade, and the plane...

Brings up the question of what the 'real world' happens to be; on this side of the pond, its quite rare to see tradesmen (e.g., trim carpenters, commercial cabinet shops, and the like) who actually use bench planes; those who do generally make bespoke furniture and such. So there's really not...

The easiest flowchart to date US made Stanley planes is here: [url]http://www.hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/dating_flowchart_ascii.php/url] Low knob is typical of Type 11s, but not exclusive to the type, as later planes in this type did have high knobs.

Vann, that is correct, first quarter of '47

That is a "regular" 42 and not a 42x. They are ok sets, but the 42x is superior for over 10 ppi teeth. On this side of the pond, a 42 is a US$20 item, while 42x will be $45, roughly equal to that auction. I find 42s in the "wild" regularly, and don't generally buy them, but if they are in...

You can download a PDF of a 1920's North Bros. tool catalog with a full description here: [url]http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUS-borTools/NorthBros/pubs/1926-YankeeTools/1926-YankeeTools-NorthBros.asp[url]

Interesting, on this side of the pond, 45's have dropped a bit, but a Sweetheart vintage, in original wood box and complete down to the screwdriver will still bring US$225-275. They used to go for a bit more.

Early on, I took someone's sage advice and stuck with buying older Stanleys and an occasional Millers Falls handtool, mostly planes and spokeshaves with the occasional drill, but here in the US older Stanley planes abound in the 3, 4 and 5 sizes, less frequently 6s and 7s, and less so 8s 2s and...

Thanks for the information, I'll see if I can get over there. regards.rn

Business takes me from the US to Paris and I do have a free afternoon on a Tuesday, and could be persuaded to hunt down some used handtools if I knew where to look. Somehow, Paris never seems to be a hotbed of woodworking tools, but then again, I don't haunt woodworking forums from France. Any...

I found an open handle version on this side of the pond, split nuts but no elephant logo, and mine dated about 1860 according to a fellow at a tool collecting club who was the resident saw expert. He also advised that split nuts were not used much after 1880, so I'd say your saw is likely...

Thanks to all for the suggestions! RN

I've been looking for a used Record 040, 043 or 044 for some time now, albeit at a price that won't break the bank, and come up dry as in the US there aren't many around. Ebay makes me nervous a bit, with the international shipping to this side of the pond. So my question is can anyone point me...

I ditto what Johnnyb said. Notwithstanding the nature of the paint being sprayed, the gun and compressor combination you are contemplating would be at its design limits for any spraying task, but may do for smaller scale projects. A house is another matter entirely, and the nature of the paint...