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Jim C.:
Good looking planes Scott, and a nice fix on that #130. You're right... It's a silly design that's prone to breaking, and "almost" get's the user into the very corner of a workpiece. The key word is "almost." I tried to make clear to anyone who may come across a #130, that it's really one for the collectors. Even in used condition, it's far from being one that I reach for when I'm in need of a block plane. I'm not sure who's reading any of this, but wait until I break out the #131..... Just as silly and even more fragile!
mikeswrenches:
Millers Falls also made one of these abominations, although they drew the line when it came to the No. 131.
Mike
rusty:
> I'm not sure who's reading any of this
All of the 2,405,518,376 people on the Internet ;P
I always read these threads, people who, in fact, use tools know them better
than people who just see how many shelves they can fill up :)
Jim C.:
--- Quote from: mikeswrenches on October 21, 2013, 05:40:39 PM ---Millers Falls also made one of these abominations, although they drew the line when it came to the No. 131.
Mike
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Yes Mike, a version of the #130 was manufactured by a few different companies. Sargent also got in on the act, producing its double ended block plane, the #227, between 1901 and 1943.
The Stanley #131 is certainly a "contraption" to say the least, and as far as I know, was only produced by Stanley. It's one of those planes that is the result of some very fertile imagination and much less the result of principled engineering. That's another one best left to the collectors, because it's tough to find undamaged in any condition. I would never consider using a #131 because the chance of breaking the iron adjusting mechanism is pretty high.
Jim C.:
--- Quote from: rusty on October 21, 2013, 05:57:10 PM ---> I'm not sure who's reading any of this
All of the 2,405,518,376 people on the Internet ;P
I always read these threads, people who, in fact, use tools know them better
than people who just see how many shelves they can fill up :)
--- End quote ---
I don't know if 2.4 billion people are reading about hand planes online or not. Maybe so..... And while I will admit that I have several planes that I use regularly, about a dozen or so, there are many, many, many more that are sitting in boxes on shelves in my shop that will most likely never be used by me. Thanks for reading along with the other 2.4 billion people.
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