Thread: help identifying a stanley block plane

Man, that is some rust on that thing! I thought it was illegal to pilfer items off the Titanic.

I think it has a pressed metal body, as opposed to the old diecast. It looks similar to a 118 in that way, but is more like a Stanley 18 is other respects. Stanley had a habit of making a standard plane and then making a series of spin-offs based around it (like a corrugated version, pressed steel, corrugated sole etc.). Check out Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore page and look for a steel version of the 18.

IMHO unless they're giving that plane away, I'd be looking for another. That is some serious rust - who knows what the sole and mouth look like underneath?

Cheers,
GW

I think you could be right about it being a S18

Mr Brunners got one on this page here. Yours could be worth a bit cleaned up if you plan to sell? But then I doubt few can get as much for planes as he does.
http://www.hansbrunnertools.gil.com.au/Users-2.htm

Where'd you get it from Andrew ? Ebay thing by the look of that photo.

its was for sale on trade me

Send it to me mate. If its no good I'll keep. If its good I'll clean it up and send it back to you.... I wouldn't hold my breath waiting fir its return tho... junk :eek: