Tool Talk
Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: john k on November 25, 2012, 11:20:22 AM
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I have read several places there is a book, a directory and or price guide to Stanley Planes, and tools. I see a bunch of different ones over at the giant book place. Anyone have one of these, I know they're about the size of a city phone book, and very pricey. If you have one you are happy with, would you post it here? Not often but sometimes I am confronted with a choice of Stanley planes. Yesterday a Stanley 40, with Stanley Sweetheart blade sorta jumped off the shelf and said take me home, must of been the discount price sticker.
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I do not have any "directories", but I do have access to some documentation digitally:
1898 - I have catalog digitally
1914 is available at Rose tools http://www.roseantiquetools.com/id16.html
1934 - I have catalog digitally
1953 - I have catalog digitally
1958 - I have catalog digitally
1967 repair catalog at Rose tools http://www.roseantiquetools.com/id16.html
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You probably mean John Walter's 'Antique and collectible Stanley Tools Guide to Identity and Value'?
It's -the- book for Stanley tool buffs.
Do you need specific info?
...Rob
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You probably mean John Walter's 'Antique and collectible Stanley Tools Guide to Identity and Value'?
It's -the- book for Stanley tool buffs.
Do you need specific info?
...Rob
And how about a low interest loan while you are looking?
John's books are dear (that means $$$$$$$$$) these days
and going noplace but up.
There won't be a new printing either unless some miracle of the printers art is newly discovered. All the records and photos were destroyed in a flood. Actually 2 floods on 2 consecutive years.
yours Scott
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And how about a low interest loan while you are looking?
John's books are dear (that means $$$$$$$$$) these days
and going noplace but up.
Yeah...I wish I bought a few copies when Lee Valley had them for $69.99. It seemed like a fortune at the time but the return would be better than my RRSP's
I -also- wish I'd taken better care of the hardcover copy I bought....it's looking a little rough these days.
...Rob
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Yesterday a Stanley 40, with Stanley Sweetheart blade sorta jumped off the shelf and said take me home, must of been the discount price sticker.
That's a sweet plane. I got a 40 1/2 years ago, and thought it would be a nice curiosity or something. Soon enough, there was a job I needed it for, right now. That's happened several times since I acquired it. Wouldn't part with it now, and generally, I couldn't afford one now. Good Job!
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If anybody's interested, I just posted one of John Walter's books in the For Sale section.
Mike