Alf, I've gone with the oldschool tip

[paulc]

Alf ,

I have noticed that the plastic handle on the stanley bench plane I bought about two years ago is a bit loose and tends to blister the hand after a while. So I've taken your advice and cancelled the order on the new stanley fore no.6 and have had a look at the sites which you suggested.

http://www.oldtools.co.uk has the three below, the first (recrord)looks in better condition (sorry haven't figured out how to upload pics yet) , can I assume that loss of japanning and laquer are of little consequence to the tools functioning? Do you think this company are reliable? Is an old record as good as an old stanley? They're all a good £30-35 cheaper than a new stanley , as you suggested, so which one should I get? Not to put you on the spot or anything, Cheers




Record Fore Plane no 06

A beech handled fore plane no 06 made in England by Record. Maintains a good length blade marked Record tungsten steel. The body maintains an estimated 98% of japanning. Outer body has some light pitting along with previous users initials RL. Front knob has some loss of lacquer to top of handle.

Model: 06
Condition: G+
Tool Manufacturer: Record
Delivery: E
Price : £54.00


Stanley Fore Plane no 6

Fore plane no 6 by Stanley Bailey, this old woodworking plane was made in England , cutter is marked Stanley. This fore plane has beech handles that are un-lacquered, the body has some minor dents and an estimated 80% of original japanning intact, face plate has slight loss of nickel plating still a good old useable woodworking plane.

Model: 6
Condition: G+
Tool Manufacturer: Stanley
Delivery: E
Price : £48.00



Stanley Fore Plane no 6

Beech handled fore plane no 6 by Stanley Bailey, made in England. Blades marked Stanley, nice heavy body, the inside of body has speckling of paint a long with loss of japanning. This woodworking planes had some good use has a few small dents, handles have no lacquer. Still a useable plane.

Model: 6
Condition: G+
Tool Manufacturer: stanley
Delivery: E
Price : £50.00



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[Pete W]

Hi Paul,

Take Alf's advice before mine, but I would think...
a) any of these would be fine
b) all are at the very top end of prices I would pay
c) I've no experience of this company but I wouldn't have a problem doing business with them

Just by way of an alternative, there are two No 6's on eBay right now that would probably come in cheaper than any of the above. eBay is always a bit of gamble, but I've bought more than 20 lots from eBay and never had a problem - it would be my first choice.

 

[JesseM]

I would have to agree here. Take advantage of your dollars (hrm pounds) and get an even better deal. I just found several no. 6's currently in the $10 range which is rougly 5 pounds for you. Just get a quote on shipping across the pond. eBay has its risks but sometimes they are worth it. :wink:

If those planes you listed had been fettled then it might be worth it just to save you from having to do it. But I doubt they have been.

 

[Alf]

Not to put you on the spot or anything

Oh well, that's all right then... 8-[ :lol:

What Pete said really (I thought that Record looked nice too); they're not one of the cheapest but on the other hand you can easily see what they have and what appeals to you. I reckon you could contact somewhere like Pennyfarthing, Mike Hancock or Gerry Dawson of Secondhand Tools and get something with the same reassurance of it being a sale from a reputable dealer but for a bit less if you fancied. Not that I'm sure oldtools.co.uk aren't excellent, but they do have those Google ads to pay for... :wink: FWIW, given you wouldn't necessarily know if a problem was you or the plane, I'd be inclined to bite the bullet and pay the premium by buying via a dealer rather than Ebay. Either way the chances of a £5 #6 is, I fear, pretty slim...

Cheers, Alf

 

[ByronBlack]

Hi Paul

I bought a really nice Stanley 4 1/2 smoother quite recently from them, they are an excellent company in terms of service and descriptions of their items. The plane I received was excellent in good order, and the packaging was superb. I would have no concerns about using them again, in fact I was looking on there only today for a block plane.

 

[Keefaz]

I've bought from them before and had no problems. I'd say their descriptions were spot on. Bit pricey, but you never know what you're going to get from eBay.

 

[Routermonster]

Hi Paul

I'm a little late picking up this thread, but I'd second the above comments. I bought a mortice chisel from Oldtools and it was an excellent buy (and not much more than a similar one on e-bay - IIRC) - in nearly new condition and very well packaged.

I've also bought from Second Hand Tools and I'd recommend them too.

Hope this helps.

Les

 

[paulc]

Thanks everyone , have yet to hear back with quote from secondhand tools so I'm tempted to go with the record fron Oldtools, their track 'record' seems pretty good. Thanks again.

 

[paulc]

Hello forum,

There was a recurring problem with creditcard on Old tools,then heard back from Gerry Dawson of secondhand tools so went with them , awating delivery of Stanley No. 6, just wondering, Alf had said that if I ordered from Ray Ilses the sole would be ground flat, Is this service provided by Gerry Dawson/ secondhand tools(I know I should have asked , but too late now), how important is it ?

Strange ordering an secondhand/unseen item , fingers crossed!!

 

[Alf]

if I ordered from Ray Ilses the sole would be ground flat,

Could rather than would is probably more accurate.

Is this service provided by Gerry Dawson/ secondhand tools(I know I should have asked , but too late now),

Very much doubt it. Well actually that'd be a "no".

how important is it ?

Ahhh, now there's a can o' worms I'm not opening just now...

Strange ordering an secondhand/unseen item , fingers crossed!!

Courage, mon ami! Without a doubt the tool gods will smile on you for choosing an old warrior over a new door stop. :wink:

Cheers, Alf