A Plane With A Story
If you're a collector you probably have a lot of something, I have a lot of hand planes. People collect all kinds of stuff but some...
"Yeah, It's all fun and games until someone cuts the cheese"
It all started as a joke. My friend, Robert Porter, who owns Old Handtool Shop ( https://oldhandtool.com/) posted on his facebook page...
100 years of Stanley Sweetheart (A Valentine's Day Tribute)
I 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the Sweetheart Line of Stanley products, yep, 100 years. I'm not sure why but we plane collectors,...
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time or "Judge ye not hang holes lest ye be judged for
I belong to a number of Facebook book groups and with a few exceptions, the folks I meet there are friendly, helpful, courteous and a...
Tool Type Studies: Friend or Foe? OR Type Study Facts of Life (and other diversions) Edited
A friend of mine told me a story about a sale of a Number 2 plane he made on eBay. Now, this friend is a very knowledgeable seller,...
Hang Holes, Owner Applied Names and Other Aggravating Stuff
I belong to a group on Facebook (which may in itself be the issue) that talks about planes. Some of the members are collectors, including...
The Problem With On-Line Auctions
Collectors of anything look for whatever they collect in a vast array of places. Back in the pre-internet days it was flea markets,...
Flat Flat Flat: Can we talk about something else?
When I was a kid I used to read "Dear Abby". I don't know if it's still around but back then it was almost required reading. Abby and...
A Most Amazing Day To Be In The Plane Selling Business
StartFragment A nice fellow bought a Stanley Number 5 from me on eBay a couple weeks ago. Several days later I got an email from him,...
Stanley's Forgotten Bedrock
A question that will plague mankind for all eternity: Why oh why did Stanley not produce a Bedrock No. 601? One can only speculate as to...
