tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post4965449168258096975..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Latest eBay FindBrian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-70398884869024877642013-06-08T10:14:35.387+02:002013-06-08T10:14:35.387+02:00Probably not a bad idea. They will be available t...Probably not a bad idea. They will be available to inspect closely in person before you fork out any money.<br /><br />The bad part is English planes this old don't pop up too often at the flea markets I go to in Germany.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-60678348286666978032013-06-08T05:41:51.985+02:002013-06-08T05:41:51.985+02:00I guess flea markets are the best place to hunt fo...I guess flea markets are the best place to hunt for this kind of planes...Aymerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444138173834377709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-75482019419982680222013-06-03T04:05:03.788+02:002013-06-03T04:05:03.788+02:00Good post Brian. I always enjoy reading and lookin...Good post Brian. I always enjoy reading and looking at photos of old tools (both hand and power types).AL Ondichttp://www.woodworkingwithajo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-37181841466779884612013-06-02T23:07:00.396+02:002013-06-02T23:07:00.396+02:00It looks beautifully quartersawn to me. Although ...It looks beautifully quartersawn to me. Although the grain doesn't go downhill from toe to heel, It goes in a gentle arc, with the highest part being the middle.<br /><br />My guess is this is a user made tool made from a piece of incorrectly seasoned lumber. It is amazing it has lasted this long without being thrown in the woodstove.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-34309910961874621522013-06-02T22:55:58.141+02:002013-06-02T22:55:58.141+02:00Just curious: Is it neatly quarter sawn? Or does t...Just curious: Is it neatly quarter sawn? Or does the grain have a twist from front to back? Or even, does the wood have a huge knot in it somehwere? The 18th century planes from the famous Seaton cheast are also second class, with knots and splits and not all being quarter sawn.<br />Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-8774591632140959872013-06-02T22:41:30.635+02:002013-06-02T22:41:30.635+02:00Ha. I'm in!Ha. I'm in! Snakeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195680237212594414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-9345433058443784692013-06-02T22:03:21.399+02:002013-06-02T22:03:21.399+02:00Perhaps enough for a #2.
I thought after I opened...Perhaps enough for a #2.<br /><br />I thought after I opened the package that it was a potato chip.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-23195621273122136042013-06-02T22:00:14.626+02:002013-06-02T22:00:14.626+02:00I think that plane is beyond help. That twist is h...I think that plane is beyond help. That twist is humongous. I wonder how much plane body would be left after removing it? Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com