This is a serious question. Would you prefer the plane be tossed into the skip or converted into something that someone might buy and enjoy?
The reason I ask is several years ago I helped my neighbor clear out his late father's house and sheds. Some of the things we found were boxes of old cabinet making tools that appeared to be complete and in fair condition. He later found out the tools belonged to his grandfather and his father inherited them. He never knew his grandfather and had never seen the tools, so there was no emotional attachment to them.
Initially, he wanted to keep some of the more interesting tools, which included three large wooden jointer planes, three or four smaller wooden try planes, and over three dozen moulding planes. He later realized he didn't have any place to store them and they had to go. He listed them on eBay Kleinanzeigen (similar to Gumtree) for several months at €1 each, but no one was interested. Then he put them on a pallet outside his office with a "Gratis" sign (free). Someone dumped the planes and took the pallet.
In the end, he had to make a final "trash or treasure" decision. The planes were stripped of the metal and went into the scrap wood bin at the recycling center. They were likely fed to the incinerator, as is the fate of most scrap wood.
I don't think he would have minded if someone took the planes and made wall sconces, coat racks, or any other upcycled kitsch, but it was clear that no one was interested in using them as woodworking tools.
