Change from $12 grand.

**pmcgee** · 2nd June 2015, 06:10 PM

Worth sharing I thought ... from Patrick Leach tool seller ... (http://www.supertool.com/forsale/2015junl.html)

" Under the crushing weight of the nicest set of bench planes to exist, the tool model struggled bravely to
crack a smile while they rested on his lap; featured in
The Art of Fine Tools, this wonderful set of planes has
been in my collection for decades, it's come down to
choosing between an Auburn 852 or these and the Auburn
wins; found in central Massachusetts by a collector with
a keen eye, and good luck, I also once owned his Hosea
Edson cornice plane (Edson was a Shaker, who signed his
planes); housed within a custom birdseye and walnut
chest, each plane has its own compartment to hold it in
place; not an ordinary, normally burned, set of bench
planes, these are top of the line models with bolted
totes and strike buttons on the wedges and near the
toe, several New England planemakers listed premium
bench planes like these, but few are ever found, and
certainly not in this quantity and condition; I have
seen a similar one in the wild made by Ezekiel Smith of
Worcester, which is about 10 miles from where the planes
were found; only the smoother and jack show any use, the
jack being the most, oddly enough, the tote has a repair;
all are in as nice a condition as one could hope to find
and are so remarkable in condition that it may be the
case that the set was made for a trade show and only
later did someone decide to use a couple; when found,
the smoother was missing its wedge, I had Jim Leamy make
a new one years after I acquired the pile; an outstanding
kit of planes for a serious collection, it kinda sorta
pains me to see them go, but I've been infected with the
antique car bug manifesting itself as my seventh (or is
it my eight?) midlife crisis, it's time to find a more
appreciative home for these; pricey, yes, but I could
hand you a $100,000 dollar bill and challenge you to find
another, and you wouldn't be able to; a toolmaker's work
of art:"

**Sawdust Maker** · 2nd June 2015, 06:25 PM

Gees and they come in a nice box to boot!

**Fuzzie** · 2nd June 2015, 08:24 PM

The inner sanctum is shrinking. I wonder what antique car is replacing it?

**hiroller** · 2nd June 2015, 08:38 PM

He says he wants an Auburn 852.
This was the last car that Auburn made before closing along with sister companies Cord and Dusenburg.
Apparently these mega expensive cars were difficult to sell during the depression!
Auburn-852.jpg

**D.W.** · 2nd June 2015, 11:26 PM

That's a nice setup. I might copy it.

**A Duke** · 2nd June 2015, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by hiroller

He says he wants an Auburn 852.
This was the last car that Auburn made before closing along with sister companies Cord and Dusenburg.
Apparently these mega expensive cars were difficult to sell during the depression!
Auburn-852.jpg

Hi,
That was my dad's dream car at the time but he could only afford a Morris 8 Tourer.

**Bushmiller** · 2nd June 2015, 11:34 PM

I hate to say this but I think I would go with the Auburn too, particularly if I could get it for 12 grand. I think the Auburn was a car guaranteed to do 100mph. Not too many could do that in the 30s.

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Regards
Paul

**rob streeper** · 3rd June 2015, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I hate to say this but I think I would go with the Auburn too, particularly if I could get it for 12 grand. I think the Auburn was a car guaranteed to do 100mph. Not too many could do that in the 30s.

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Regards
Paul

Neat and unique item, but not $11,850 worth IMO given the repairs done and needed and lack of provenance. I'll wager that it might serve as an inspiration though.

My paternal grandmothers father was one of the test drivers and signed the plates on the dashboards on those cars that certified the speed achieved in testing.

**Bushmiller** · 3rd June 2015, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by rob streeper

My paternal grandmothers father was one of the test drivers and signed the plates on the dashboards on those cars that certified the speed achieved in testing.

Rob

That was the bit I couldn't quite recall. I knew that somebody had signed something to authenticate the potential speed. Thanks for that.

Regards
Paul

**rob streeper** · 3rd June 2015, 10:55 AM

If I'm remembering correctly ggpa's surname was Weaver. I looked around a little bit and it doesn't seem that there's a readily available list of names of the drivers. I believe that the plates were engraved, made of brass and the testing was done on a disused airport runway. Ggpa would bring the cars by for the family to admire, sometimes with a chicken that he managed to run down for dinner.

**D.W.** · 3rd June 2015, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by rob streeper

ggpa's surname was Weaver

Judging by his last name, he must've been a smart guy!

**Luke Maddux** · 3rd June 2015, 11:04 PM

+1 for the car. I'd never be comfortable using the planes, but I would definitely make use of the Auburn.

**D.W.** · 4th June 2015, 02:37 AM

I'd use those planes. Which is why I'll never own a set like that. Just looking at the jointer plane, the fit of the wedge is still nearly perfect, the line of it against the abutments is almost invisible. They are neatly made planes, and not just planes made in haste and thrown in a case by someone later. (that sounds like an obvious statement given their ornamentation, but some of the US make presentation planes have had a bit of sloppiness or bad style, especially razee rosewood planes made by ohio makers).

I can realistically make something like that, though, I have an itch to make planes, but no need to make more run of the mill users after I fill the mailboxes of a couple of unsuspecting people.

I sure wouldn't like to have something like that and never use the planes, though. That's boring!!

**Bushmiller** · 4th June 2015, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by D.W.

I'd use those planes. Which is why I'll never own a set like that. Just looking at the jointer plane, the fit of the wedge is still nearly perfect, the line of it against the abutments is almost invisible. They are neatly made planes, and not just planes made in haste and thrown in a case by someone later. (that sounds like an obvious statement given their ornamentation, but some of the US make presentation planes have had a bit of sloppiness or bad style, especially razee rosewood planes made by ohio makers).

I can realistically make something like that, though, I have an itch to make planes, but no need to make more run of the mill users after I fill the mailboxes of a couple of unsuspecting people.

I sure wouldn't like to have something like that and never use the planes, though. That's boring!!

DW

I agree.

Such things have to be users. The way I get around the issue is that with my collection of hand saws I have a large number: I think it could be about fifty, but I am not game to count up, and therefore once they are all restored (probably only 20% so far) they all get used, but maybe only once a year.

However, I also have to state that in total they wouldn't be worth the value of this plane set.

Regards
Paul

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