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I have, in descending order of size

22" old woodie jointer
17" old woodie, with slight cambered blade for hogging
15" Veritas Low Angle Jack
Record #4 smoother
Mujinfang high angle smoother
Old woodie scrub
Stanley block plane

Two LN hand scrapers, if they count.

And if it seems like an eclectic mix, it is :lol:
 
Thanks to Good Woodworking, I am now the proud and happy owner of a Veritas bevel-up smoothing plane! :D Although, in all honesty, I'm a little afraid to use this plane right away... :?

What I really mean is, I'm waiting until I come across a length of timber with very difficult grain... :wink:
 
Stanley number7
Stanley number6
Stanley number5....three of them actually for different uses
Stanley number4
Anchor-Union-Stanley frankenplane number 3
Stanley block plane....two of them. A good old one for fine woodworking and a modern one for carpentry.
Millers falls small block plane
Stanley number 78 rebate plane
Kuntz scraper plane. Not very good nor very necsessary.
Stanley compass plane
Stanley cabinet scraper.

A cabinet full of wooden speciality and profile planes of all kinds. Some are old and some I have made myself.
 
no.7
no.4 1/2
norris a5
record 77
cabinet scraper

I couldn't pick a favorite they all serve a purpose but i think the 7 is one off the most usful and will be doing some serious jointing later this week and i want to add a shoulder to my collection then i have all i would use (then start collecting lol)
 
Just starting out but can already see how addicitive it is!

No. 4 1/2
No. 7

2 woodies that I have had no success in setting up :?:

2 spokeshaves yet to be used in anger
 
Lots, but those that get regular use are:

English woodie coffin scrub from Simon, replaced my ECE scrub and feels sooooo much nicer. Also got a woodie badger from him which is impeccably accurate and I can't wait to use it.

Clifton 6 - first port of call for everything, literally EVERYTHING, this one will be buried with me and I would happily have one tattooed life size on my chest.

QS 5 - in true jack mode for levelling boards, capable of much more but this is how I choose to use it.

Clifton 4-1/2 - kept sublimely sharp for the final finishing cut - forged O1, delicious!

QS LA block with all 3 blades for smaller components, you will never need another block plane.

Clifton 410 - priceless for use on its side in corners, silken accuracy like you wouldn't believe.

LN 102 - still the best apron plane on the market by miles, I won't sell anything with an A2 blade but for some reason I just can't part with this plane, ergonomically it just kicks everything into touch.
 
Record No.6
Stanley No.4 (two)
Stanley Bailey No.3
JPBO 63 Box Plane (two)
JAs CONNER PETER MACKAY & Co GLASGOW Box Plane
Record Stay Set No.4 (recently aquired)
Span No.4
Record Rebate Plane
Stanley Block Plane
A couple of Scrapers
A cheap No.4 from wickes
4 Spoke shaves (one wooden)
7 or 8 Wooden Moulding Planes
1 Grannys tooth (somewhere)
 
Nothing fancy just good honest tradesmen tools bought from local tool shop over the years or been given to me by retiring journeyman and all still working. I am still lloking for some corrugated base Try/Jointer, had one as a lad but it belonged to the shop I was working in. Any way heres my wee thruppence worth all Stanley (UK I think as not an expert on plane history).

No 3 (came across this on holiday in England, an impulse buy, Jock would be reeling)
No 4 (I decided as a journeyman I did not need to listen to auld Jock anymore plus he never saw me use it as he died sadly soon after my time was up)
No 4 1/2 (my first plane, my Journeyman (Jock) told me to buy this not the girly one the No4 as it was a real Joiners plane, do not know what he would have made of my No3 but guess he would have spat out his teeth shouting at me, miss him and his grouchy ways, fine craftsman with wiley ways to do jobs, he passed his knowledge on freely)
No 5 1/2 (my second purchase as it was only size on display in the shop)
No 7 (bought from a workmate)
No 8 (bought recently second hand really looking for a corrugated base like I used as a lad)
No 9 1/2 (Block plane I think it was this number, need to dig it out and have a swatch, bought some 20 years ago as I did a lot of lamination work)
No 50 (handed down by retiring tradesman)
No 71 (handed down or aquired can't remember)
No 78 (e bay find)
No 79 ( e bay find)
No 271 (family friend gave me it)

I have a Spiers & a Mathieson both Smoothers but not used as I do not have my tools out in use in the workshop, more office bound and IT these days very seldom on hand tools unless doing the odd homer.
 
4
4 1/2
5
5 1/2
7 (FAv 3 for getting things straight)
8 C
LA smoother (FAv 1 for incredible performance on difficult grain at 57 deg EP)
LA Jack (kept at 39 deg EP for end grain and shooting)
Shoulder
Bullnose
std block
LA block
rebating skew block (FAv 2 for usefulness in difficult situations)
rebate
skew rebate
skew shoulder
plough
small router
woodie smoother
woodie jack
side rebate
circular
multiplane
 
Panel infill 13 1/2" (used as a jack as it is never back in the rack)
No. 4 1/2 (most used Bailey)
No. 7 (used for jointing panels and truing)
No. 5 1/2 (my favourite Bailey)
No.4C (my favourite 4)
No.4 (never used)
Infill coffins (x3)
Large infill shoulder (most rebate work)
Medium infill shoulder (most smaller rebate work)
Tiny Veritas shoulder (a present from a dear friend)
Chariot block plane (most used block plane)
Small chariot block plane (most used for end grain)
No.60 1/2 (vintage and nice)
Infill bullnose (occasional use)
No. 77A (just bought)
Infill rabbet plane (fine work)
Plough plane (lovely antique used for grooves)
No.3 (hardly ever used)

No bank account was harmed in the production of this collection......

Jim
 
Stanley No.4
Stanley No.5
Stanley No.7
Record 60 1/2 block plane
Record 778 Rebate
Marples 043 Plough
Record 071 Router
I Sorby wooden plough
no-name wooden skew rebate
no-name old woman's tooth
Wood (brass mouth) spoke shave with horse's head logo on it, no idea who made it.
 
LN Bronze Apron plane
LN Block plane
Record 51/2
LV BU Jack
LV BU Jointer
LV BU Smoother
LV Small Router
LV Large Router
LV Medium Shoulder
LV Small Shoulder
LV 8mm Rebate
 
5 1/2 Jack
62 LA Jack, shooting
4
4 another 4
9 1/2 block
60 1/2 LA block
778 rebate
92 shoulder
044 plough
50 combination
71 router
75 cr*p :D bullnose
RB5 cr*p replaceable blade used as chisel only
 
Stanley:
Handyman - like #4 smoother (my first plane - good user, shame about the plastic handles/knob)
4 smoother
4 1/2 + 2 more with cracked soles, kept for spares.
5 with convex iron - scrub
60 1/2 block

Record:
5 1/2 used on shooting board
8 jointer
50 combi
405 combi
722 router
 
veritas low angle jack
lie nielsen 60 1/2
veritas low angle block
vinatage stanley jack
vintage stanley 4 1/2
vinatge stanley 112 scraper plane
juuma (quangsheng?) smoother
lie nielsen model maker´s plane
ibex violin maker´s plane
mujifang wooden smoother
 
Record war finish #4
Stanley #4 1/2
Stanley #5
Record #5 1/2 (thanks Jimi, it's still brilliant!)
Stanley #7 'bitza' circa 1925
Record #20 compass (still not yet used!)
Recent Stanley low angle block (#60 1/2?) well fettled and now wonderful
Stanley #90 bullnose rebate
Stanley modern "Sweetheart" #92 (I'm not in love...)
Record #80 cabinet scraper
QS "Boggs" spokeshave - so comfy to use.
Record 2506S side rebate - brill once you work out how to hone the irons!
Veritas mini-router (cute and surprisingly useful).
 
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