stanley no 6 1920 plane price?

[ali27]

Hello everybody.

I am looking for a no6 plane. I found this one:

The bidding starts at 60 euro.

The seller says it's from the 1920's. It's supposedly in good
condition. Sole is good as well, only 2 little stains which you
one see in the pictures.

Seller says the steel is good and not like the poor steel on
stanley's nowadays.

What do you guys think? Is it worth it?

I want to buy a no6 and no4. I was thinking of waiting till
matthewwh gets his planes from china. They will be more
expensive than this older one, but probably look nicer and
will need(I guess) less tuning.

Also If we keep buying the old/vintage stuff, it's not so good
for the economy I think. Unless you are buying for collecting.

What do you think?

Regards,

Ali[/u]

 

[lurker]

I'm no expert, but my guess its no earlier than 1950's
Still look worth having however.
And I'd buy at 60 euros, but not sure how much higher I'd go without running a straight edge over the sole.

 

[ali27]

Lurker, thanks for the reply.

It's an internet auction, so unfortunately I can't check it with
a ruler.

Regards,

Yalcin

 

[bodgermatic]

Sounds a bit high to me. I bagged my 5 1/2, 6 and 7 for £90 in one auction. Admittedly they were in a bit of a state. 4's are very common and can be picked up easily.

 

[head clansman]

hi

you mention euro's , so is it not in this country then , best you check before you win it just what it's likely to cost you in postal costs i think that could easily out price it for you ,the plan from the pic does look good though , the old stanley did have good quality steel far better than the newer version of them nowadays .hc

 

[Vann]

Hi Ali.

The seller says it's from the 1920's. ....Seller says the steel is good and not like the poor steel on
stanley's nowadays.

I can make out very little from those photos (not helped by being in a well lit room with the sun streaming through the windows) but the plane appears to have a curved top cutting iron, which would date the iron at least to mid 1950's or newer - into the era of poor quality Stanleys

The bidding starts at 60 euro.

I don't know the going rate for No.6 planes in Europe. €60 euro would be about £65-£70, or about $NZ130-$150. Here in New Zealand I wouldn't expect to pay more than $NZ40 - $50 for a secondhand No.6, but I know prices are higher in UK.

What do you guys think? Is it worth it?

It's a gamble. With poor photos you don't know what you're getting. If it's a good one then the price (cheaper than a new mid-range Chineese plane) is fine. But if it's no good, you've put a lot of good money down the drain.

I was thinking of waiting till
matthewwh gets his planes from china. They will be more
expensive than this older one, but probably look nicer and
will need(I guess) less tuning.

Also If we keep buying the old/vintage stuff, it's not so good
for the economy I think. Unless you are buying for collecting.[/u]

Personally, I'm not keen on buying cheap 'knock-offs'. I've bought one (a Grant No.95) and I've decided not to buy any more (although those shiney brass lever-caps are soooo tempting.... 8) ). I don't see that buying new planes from China is going to help your country's economy any more than buying old/vintage planes - in fact the latter at least keeps the money circulating within Europe.

Cheers, Vann

 

[ali27]

Hi Ali.

The seller says it's from the 1920's. ....Seller says the steel is good and not like the poor steel on
stanley's nowadays.

I can make out very little from those photos (not helped by being in a well lit room with the sun streaming through the windows) but the plane appears to have a curved top cutting iron, which would date the iron at least to mid 1950's or newer - into the era of poor quality Stanleys

Thanks for that info!

The bidding starts at 60 euro.

I don't know the going rate for No.6 planes in Europe. €60 euro would be about £65-£70, or about $NZ130-$150. Here in New Zealand I wouldn't expect to pay more than $NZ40 - $50 for a secondhand No.6, but I know prices are higher in UK.

Well the pound is more worth than the Euro. So 60 euro is about 54
pound or so.

What do you guys think? Is it worth it?

It's a gamble. With poor photos you don't know what you're getting. If it's a good one then the price (cheaper than a new mid-range Chineese plane) is fine. But if it's no good, you've put a lot of good money down the drain.

I was thinking of waiting till
matthewwh gets his planes from china. They will be more
expensive than this older one, but probably look nicer and
will need(I guess) less tuning.

Also If we keep buying the old/vintage stuff, it's not so good
for the economy I think. Unless you are buying for collecting.[/u]

Personally, I'm not keen on buying cheap 'knock-offs'. I've bought one (a Grant No.95) and I've decided not to buy any more (although those shiney brass lever-caps are soooo tempting.... 8) ). I don't see that buying new planes from China is going to help your country's economy any more than buying old/vintage planes - in fact the latter at least keeps the money circulating within Europe.

Cheers, Vann

Vann, you are right that money will go to China. I want to
stimulate the world economy :lol: and I will be buying
from mattheww and he lives in the UK.

By the way Vann, why did you not like the Grant plane? If I
am correct the woordriver planes are from the same factory, also
the planes that matthew has ordered from China and the ''JUUMA''
smoothing plane at the finetools shop.

Thanks for all the info Vann.

HC, I forgot to mention that I live in the Netherlands.

By the way I have one plane, a no4 Bailey. I really hate
the lever cap. It looks so ordinary(STANLEY). At least the
Stanley Bed Rock levercap is nice too look at. I also hate
the plastic handles.

Regards,

Ali

 

[Vann]

By the way Vann, why did you not like the Grant plane? If I am correct the woordriver planes are from the same factory, also
the planes that matthew has ordered from China and the ''JUUMA''
smoothing plane at the finetools shop.

The Grant plane is okay. I have since bought the Veritas LH version. The threads on the Grant are very sloppy in comparison to the Veritas, and the bed where the irons sits is painted :shock: . The body material is grey iron, not ductile iron. The cutting iron material is cheese (edam I think).

I also decided to no longer reward the manufacturers of 'knock-off' planes (the Grant G95 being identical to the Veritas apart from the poorer quality). It's just a personal stand that in the end will make no difference to anything except my conscience. DerekC and Monoman had an argument on this subject some months ago on the Aussie forum, and I decided I agreed with Derek.

HC, I forgot to mention that I live in the Netherlands.

Yes I saw that somewhere.

Cheers, Vann (actually van Nisselroy - I'm a Kiwi of Dutch descent - no relation to the MU/Madrid football player - if I was I'd have a shedful of LN, Veritas and Cliftons. :lol: )

 

[head clansman]

hi

so where is the plane then, if it's in another country you will still have postage cost problems, not surprised you dont like the no 4 (plastic handles) yuke it a modern remake of the older no 4 (rubbish) hc

HC, I forgot to mention that I live in the Netherlands.

By the way I have one plane, a no4 Bailey. I really hate
the lever cap. It looks so ordinary(STANLEY). At least the
Stanley Bed Rock levercap is nice too look at. I also hate
the plastic handles.

ps where abouts inthe netherlands are you ?

 

[ali27]

Hey Vann. Cool! I had to ''Google'' what Kiwi meant, lol. You live
in NZ, but your parents are Dutch, right? Can you speak Dutch?

HAHAHAHA. Yes if you were van Nistelrooy, then you'd have all
those LN and veritas!

HC, the plane has been sold. It was at a dutch site(marktplaats).

I live in The Hague.

The plastic handles definitely suck!

I was checking those Faithfull planes. They look nice, but I am sure
they need quite some tuning. I can flatten the sole and sharpen the
blade properly. Also flattening the frog is not difficult.

Tuning the bottom where the frog ''sits'' on, is difficult
IMO. I tried filing it as I could see by eye that one side was higher than the other.