Sunday morning gloat or was I ripped off FINISHED

[Lord Nibbo]

Superb job, LN!
You must be very proud,
Philly

Thank you Philly, Umm proud, well in one way I am, and in another way not really.

If I were to add up my hours refurbing it I probably done more than 50 hours work, now thats a weeks wage plus some, so I could have gone and bought another LN 10 1/4 rebate and know it will plane better than the Stanley ever would. On the other hand it looks really nice in my Stanley cabinet

 

[Paul Chapman]

Blimey, Your Lordship, that's a spiffing job :shock: 8) Excellent.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Smudger]

Genuflection!

 

[Tusses]

very, VERY nice

 

[bugbear]

A little pitting still on the sole but I think I can live with that.

Well, that's its collector value ruined!!!

Nice job... =D>

BugBear

 

[NickWelford]

Very nice. As a matter of interest, care to hazard a guess as to how much it might be worth now after spending 50 hours or so working on it?

 

[bugbear]

Very nice. As a matter of interest, care to hazard a guess as to how much it might be worth now after spending 50 hours or so working on it?

The obvious comparison points are:

fully functional, recent vintage (i.e. non collectible) plane; around £50

fully functional, old vintage (collectible) plane; around £100

fully functional, old vintage (collectible) plane in G++ or mint; around £200-250

I'd put Lord Nibbo's superbly renovated version upward of midway between the first two points - £70-80

So - no - this is not an earning proposition, but it's a jolly enjoyable hobby.

BugBear

(* all figures from memory and/or prejudice - I didn't search/read
dealer site or eBay)

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Very nice. As a matter of interest, care to hazard a guess as to how much it might be worth now after spending 50 hours or so working on it?

The obvious comparison points are:

fully functional, recent vintage (i.e. non collectible) plane; around £50

fully functional, old vintage (collectible) plane; around £100

fully functional, old vintage (collectible) plane in G++ or mint; around £200-250

I'd put Lord Nibbo's superbly renovated version upward of midway between the first two points - £70-80

So - no - this is not an earning proposition, but it's a jolly enjoyable hobby.

BugBear

(* all figures from memory and/or prejudice - I didn't search/read
dealer site or eBay)

Excellent valuations BugBear. Before anyone asks it's NOT for sale It's gone in my collection of things Stanley probably never to be used again, well not by me :? it's part of my grandsons inheritance

 

[woodbloke]

Nicely done \/ - Rob