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STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED

STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED
STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED

STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED

THIS IS A VERY OLD STANLEY BEDROCK PLANE. IT MEASURES JUST UNDER 24 LONG. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A TYPE 8 PLANE FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE DONE. I ALSO BELIEVE IT TO BE ALL ORIGINAL AND THE WOODWORKER WHO TOOK IT APART AND SERVICED IT BELIEVES THAT TOO.

IT WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED PIECE BY PIECE. EVERY PIECE WAS CLEANED AS BEST AS THEY COULD BE.

THEN REASSEMBLED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE TOTE AND KNOB DO NOT HAVE ANY OBVIOUS CRACKS NOR DO THEY SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF ANY PREVIOUS REPAIRS SO THEY ARE BOTH GOOD TO GO. ALL SCREWS WERE LUBED WITH A DROP OR TWO OF OIL AND REINSTALLED.

THERE ARE TWO PICTURES ONE FROM AN INSIDE VIEW AND ONE FROM AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF A SINGLE SPOT WHERE THERE IS A CHIP IN THE SIDE WALL WHERE IT SEEMS THE PLANE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DROPPED. IT LOOKS LIKE JUST BELOW THE CHIP THERE IS A CRACK IN THE METAL HOWEVER I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS NOT A CRACK BUT JUST A SCUFF IN THE METAL. I LOOKED AT IT WITH A 60X MAGNIFICATION JEWELERS LOOP AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS IN FACT JUST A SCUFF.

I KNOW IT IS A SHAME THIS OLD PIECE OF ART HAS A SLIGHT ISSUE BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS FOR ITS AGE. IT WILL PERFORM PERFECTLY AS IT SHOULD.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT THE CHIP DAMAGE IS PRESENT SO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES WHEN YOU GET IT AND INSPECT IT. THERE ARE A FEW PATENT DATES ON THE PLANE IN A FEW PLACES AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. ON THE HEEL IS A DATE OF 1895. ON THE BLADE IS A DATE OF 1892 AND ON THE CHIP BREAKER IS A DATE OF 1867. ALL ADJUSTMENTS WORK VERY WELL AND THIS PLANE IS READY TO BE USED OR AS A VERY NICE DISPLAY PIECE IN YOUR COLLECTION.

FOR NOT BEING SHARPENED IN QUITE SOME TIME IT IS VERY SHARP AND MAKES GREAT SHAVINGS. I HAVE GIVEN ALL THE INFO I KNOW ABOUT THIS ITEM AND HOPE IT WILL FIND A GREAT HOME WHERE IT CAN GET THE PROPER RESPECT IT DESERVES. I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AS BEST AS I CAN. The item "STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED" is in sale since Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Planes". The seller is "valleyfisherman" and is located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Brand: Stanley
  • Character Family: Planes
  • Card Number: #608


STANLEY BEDROCK No 608 SMOOTH BOTTOM WOODWORKING PLANE CLEANED AND SERVICED