Thread: Turner Planes

I would suggest one of our Plane Slippers, made for just that purpose.
We will make to order and embroider Plane name and size on the outside.

You pick the colour. Might I suggest either black slipper with red writing or red slipper black writing.

To plug it further inside each plane slipper is a pocket to take a champher block that is reported to inhibit rust. Richard Vaughan has been gracious enough to do a review of them in the next issue of "Australian Wood Review." But if you would like to know more before that you can view them on the web link below. You are more than welcome to give me a call on the number on the site.

Cheers

Steve

I would use lanolin spray - sheep grease keeps rust and sweat off my planes . Only use a thin film wiped on and let it harden a bit. I keep it off the sole - because it can be a bit tacky - there I use U-Beaut Trad wax.

think I saw that auction - and wondered who on earth has paid that much !! you must have wanted it. good that you are happy with it.

Originally Posted by Zsteve

think I saw that auction - and wondered who on earth has paid that much !! you must have wanted it. good that you are happy with it.

$40 dollars for rusty rubbish, $75-$90 for reasonable specimens - Yeah my chrissie present to me - it really is as new - it is hard to believe that it has done more than a few swipes before being put away but the other bidder was near as keen

Interestingly it has the price still written on the back of the box in a mix of decimal and pound signs L(pound)5.79 c so probably $5.79 and I remember what I was earning then as a 19 year old so it has held its value well

Neil

Good on you, I have a number 4 in the same condition, box and all, it is so nice to use and the new red acetate handles are beautiful looking without years of scratch marks all over them. Nearly have the whole collection now, just need a number 6 and a 220. A few of them need a few hours spent on them cleaning up and bring back to their full glory but all work fine as is with sharp blades, just look a bit untidy. I am chasing two totes to fit the 5 1/2 and 7 still, these are slightly bigger than the number 4 and 5 totes.

Its good to see that there are a growing group of TURNER collectors. The two most collectable are the 220 and the very rare grooved plane (exported to Latin America) none have been sited in Australia. Some of you will know that my father-in-law was RW Turner founder of TURNER's. He kept nothing of historic interest, so I have been collecting for the family. The planes are only a small part of the Turner manufacturing. I noticed that Burnsy is showing 2 wooden handle screw drivers. During WW2 Turner made 5000 screw drivers a week. The oldest plastic handle is not branded Turner, it is branded "Embassy" for Coles.

John S

If you don't mind spending what you paid then the price is right.

Not suprisingly Turners are a bit scarce over here and I've only managed to find the one, a #5. It was in quite fair condition and cheap (about $40, I think), so I grabbed it. It's a nice plane to use, which is a bonus...I only bought it because dad had one (#4) and it was the first proper woodworking tool I ever used.
Love those red handles.

I have a #4 with a Turner /Berg blade. not surprisingly it holds a great edge, a pleasure to use.

Originally Posted by brontehls

It doesnt even have sweat marks on the castings or blade

How do I keep it in this condition- oil paper ??? where do you get it or how do you make it

Open to any ideas or suggestions

Neil

Hi Neil,
As everyone else has already said, Turners are excellent planes.
Like Jeremy I used to use lanolin spray on mine, but I found that while it was great at stopping any rust, it did tend to attract dirt, and on my planes looked very grubby after a while.
I have changed over to Camelia oil which I have been using for about twelve months.
It is available most cheaply up here in Coles supermarkets, in the health foods or organic foods section and is labelled Camelia Tea Oil.
Cheers
SG

Here is the label from the Oil that I use.
This folds up and hangs on the neck of the bottle - note the holes.
Might help you in your searching to know what to look for.
Regards from Tele Point
SG

Originally Posted by johns

Its good to see that there are a growing group of TURNER collectors. The two most collectable are the 220 and the very rare grooved plane (exported to Latin America) none have been sited in Australia. Some of you will know that my father-in-law was RW Turner founder of TURNER's. He kept nothing of historic interest, so I have been collecting for the family. The planes are only a small part of the Turner manufacturing. I noticed that Burnsy is showing 2 wooden handle screw drivers. During WW2 Turner made 5000 screw drivers a week. The oldest plastic handle is not branded Turner, it is branded "Embassy" for Coles.

John S

John, I did not know your connection to Turners, that is a great bit of Australian manufacturing history and it is excellent to see a family member keen to document it. The small blue tape in the photo is also a Turner. I have another plastic handled screwdriver branded Turner, these were standard in the tool kit issued with early model Holdens.

At the markets today, and old mate who always sees me coming, called me over and said "I've got something for you"
He knows I collect Turner planes so thought that this would be of interest.
The tape is labelled Turner - Lufkin.
Anyway, here it is.
SG

Hey SG that is the big brother to my 4 foot Turner Lufkin Here is the other Turner screwdriver (Holden toolkit type) as well, it is a T23 and is my can opener