Thread: Stanley Australia HSS-tipped blade, what's it worth?

Originally Posted by D.W.

There are a lot of guys like me who buy curiosities they don't need

I'm one of those guys as well, that's why I have the blade to start with
I think I paid AU$40 for it, so sounds like I did fairly well. I'm not desperate for cash, so I think I'll hang on to it.

Thanks all

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

Turns out its a 60mm wide blade (which would be 2 3/8"), does that change things even more?
I had no idea they were so valuable, I might have to put it back in the cupboard for another decade or three

Who ever knows these things? If we could only see the future, we'd all be rich, wouldn't we?

To an unreconstructed, non-romantic like me, it would have no more value than any equivalent HSS blade, in fact, I might place a higher value on the later versions Like LV's because theirs is a little thicker. If it's like the one I had, it's a very good piece of equipment, imo. The 'extra' value of this blade lies in its rarity and pristine condition, something only collectors can fully appreciate. All good & as it should be....

Cheers,

Originally Posted by D.W.

Academy saws sold their version of the blade for $112.50 here through craftsman studio, but they appear to no longer be selling anything in the US, and Beach's link to their site is dead as a doornail.

Paul Williams retired and went fishing 4-6 years ago. The only steel he's interested in now is chemically sharpened fish hooks.

He's got a few low demand blades left, and that's it (and even that info is 3 years old).

Originally Posted by IanW

Either your memory is playing tricks on you, Mobyturns, or that's not an Australian-made Stanley. As far as I can ascertain, Stanley didn't make any plane here with their name on it until 1963/4. The 'rosewood' handle is interesting, I've not come across any Aussie models with genuine rosewood handles, but that doesn't mean they don't exist, of course...
Cheers,

Ian Thanks for the response, I'm not a collector so don't take anything I said as reliable in identifying the planes. The #5, two other Stanley's, an aluminium "arris plane" (used to arris cuts made in masonite sheets) and a small Turner hand plane were my Dad's trade tools and I still use them now. All I know is that he had them from as far back as early 1960's and possibly earlier, and I have no idea when of if he purchased them or was given them. Mum is still around but has no recollection of the purchase- she was the book keeper so has a pretty good idea of when things were purchased. So they could be Australian perhaps? I simply would like to know a little more about how to identify year, country of manufacture etc so any links to websites or other resources etc will be useful. Any help is appreciated.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

So they could be Australian perhaps? I simply would like to know a little more about how to identify year, country of manufacture etc so any links to websites or other resources etc will be useful. Any help is appreciated.

The Turner is Australian. The Stanleys should say "Stanley" on the lever-cap and "Bailey" on the casting. Australian, Canadian & English made Stanleys will say so. If there's no country of origin on a Stanley then it's made in USA (or maybe a modern made in China/India model - but it would be post ~2004 for that).

I think this is the best site for dating USA made Stanleys http://www.rexmill.com/ Unfortunately no equivilent sites exist for English, Canadian, nor Australian Stanleys.

Hope this helps.

Cheers, Vann.

I have been sorting the deck chairs on the Titanic and came up with some more info re dating Oz Stanley. This would be the first I think.
Not sure how organised this will be but here goes?image.jpg
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Also found a few more tipped blade info I'll put in a seperate post.
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Found these in the pile.
First pick is the Sydney saw doctors effort.
My memory misled me as you can see it was Titan not Turner.
Stanley never made a number 3 size but there it is?
I'd loaned a few of them to Paul back in 00 when he was investigating producing irons.
Personal favourites from Japan.
Hock was the maker at Fort Bragg.
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Originally Posted by clear out

Stanley never made a number 3 size but there it is?

Err... I may be missing something but, Stanley did make a No.3 size handplane. According to the htpaa website they even made them in Hobart. Maybe you're thinking of Turner who, like Falcon-Pope before them, started their benchplane range with a No.4 size plane.

Cheers, Vann.

Vann
Tipped irons not planes.
H.