anyone else seen this monstrosity
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I think its great
Would look nice in my collection :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Would look nice in my collection :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
James C
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I imagine he put lie nielsen on there as he wanted to attract as many bids as possible and as a result listed all the plane makers that have similar bedrock sides.
Too bad he didn't spell it correctly.
Too bad he didn't spell it correctly.
jimi43
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People shy away from owning such planes but that is a mistake. I mean there are literally thousands of Norris examples...but I'm willing to bet there is only one of these...unique! (I blinkin' well hope so anyway!)
I am drawn to bidding though...as it would make a superb door stop.... :mrgreen:
Jim
I am drawn to bidding though...as it would make a superb door stop.... :mrgreen:
Jim
Tony Spear
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As an aside, it always makes me laugh when people put planes up on eBay with loads of pictures, but never bother to show the sole! :roll:
RogerP
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... report it?AndyT":2bk4twr9 said:
Just followed the link and "this item is no longer available". So someone must have said something.
Or made the vendor a very silly offer................
Or made the vendor a very silly offer................
Now I can get a proper look at it, I'd say it may be ugly, but it's also very unusual. It looks like a lot of effort for a one-off, but I would guess that it was not a commercial offering. I think a commercial maker would have included a Bailey style adjuster - this lacks any adjustment at all, and I guess relies on a tight screw with some resilience from the leather pad to allow hammer taps to work.
I don't think it will make a huge amount - no prestige name to go for, and presumably not 'the rare one' from a reprinted catalogue. I'd describe it as a wooden plane with a steel sheathing, not an infill. Presumably the steel was added when the maker saw how little wood was left in the middle.
It's possibly quite late as well - I'd guess at first half of C20th. Maybe made by someone in a shipyard. Scotland in its time must have had a huge concentration of skilled woodworkers, able to prove that the design options for planes will never be exhausted.
I don't think it will make a huge amount - no prestige name to go for, and presumably not 'the rare one' from a reprinted catalogue. I'd describe it as a wooden plane with a steel sheathing, not an infill. Presumably the steel was added when the maker saw how little wood was left in the middle.
It's possibly quite late as well - I'd guess at first half of C20th. Maybe made by someone in a shipyard. Scotland in its time must have had a huge concentration of skilled woodworkers, able to prove that the design options for planes will never be exhausted.
