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  1. #1
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    Default A couple of Stanley's

    I bought a Stanley #8 a few weeks back, in an online auction. I paid slightly more than I was comfortable with - about $50 - but I have hardly seen any and I wanted one, so I bought it. I have a few #7s (I just seem to have accumulated them) and I was wondering what the difference between the two was.

    I haven't had a chance to fiddle with it, and tonight I used it exactly as I received it, and I'm sold. It's a fantastic plane to use, lots of momentum and a pleasure to use. It started me thinking about the previous owner (the seller was a shop). He obviously knew how to get it working properly (I hope I can keep it that way) and I doubt he would have got rid of it unless he had to, and quite possibly passed away. There's something about using tools that have history, isn't there?

    I also managed to find a #4 which, although a bit newer ('60s), only cost the equivalent of $3. It's actually in good nick, made in USA, and I've got to find some time to try it out. It will need some fettling though - the blade was in upside down and is bent. I don't know if I'll be able to straighten it, but it's not a special blade, so I'm fine with swapping it out.

    But I've found the plane I really want to use, the #8 )

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    If I am not mistaken, the number 8 is longer than the number 7.

    I have 3 x 4 1/2, a 5, a 6 and an 8. My recent acquisition of the 2 x 4 1/2 were about $50 each, so if your #8 is in good condition, you have a good buy IMHO.

    I have seen them running on eBay for more than $100.
    Glenn Visca

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    Not just longer than a #7, wider too.
    We don't know how lucky we are......

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    I've currently got a #3, a #4, a #5 (my dad's old plane), a #5 1/2, the 3 #7s and the #8. Also a Record #5 and a Veritas apron plane. There's also a #78 rebate plane in there somewhere, and a colleague gave me a #55 complete with cutters and box. Oh, I've also got a #75 which came in a job lot that I bought for the imperial spanners. I'm starting to think it might be time to add a few woodies.

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