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Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - greatscott - 10-11-2018
Came across an ad for old woodworking tools. Stopped by and looked at them and found what looks to be a Stanley No 1. I'm not positive it's an actual No 1 or a reproduction/fake but it appears to be the real deal:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmp26SrU
The tote has a clean break in it that will need to be repaired and the plane has quite a bit of rust on it. How should I approach cleaning this up? Not looking to repaint it or anything, just give it a good cleaning and then determine if I'll keep it or give it a new home.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - ZachDillinger - 10-11-2018
(10-11-2018, 11:35 AM)greatscott Wrote: Came across an ad for old woodworking tools. Stopped by and looked at them and found what looks to be a Stanley No 1. I'm not positive it's an actual No 1 or a reproduction/fake but it appears to be the real deal:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmp26SrU
The tote has a clean break in it that will need to be repaired and the plane has quite a bit of rust on it. How should I approach cleaning this up? Not looking to repaint it or anything, just give it a good cleaning and then determine if I'll keep it or give it a new home.
The easiest way to tell a fake #1 from a real #1 is the adjuster rod, i.e. the threaded rod that the depth adjuster screws onto. On a real one it is dead parallel to the sole of the plane but on the fakes it is usually slightly tilted. Hard to tell this from pictures, of course, but yours looks pretty much parallel to me.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - med-one - 10-11-2018
It's the real deal.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - Admiral - 10-11-2018
(10-11-2018, 04:16 PM)med-one Wrote: It's the real deal.
Yup.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - Arlin Eastman - 10-12-2018
How much do they want for it?
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - Mike Brady - 10-12-2018
(10-12-2018, 01:41 PM)Arlin Eastman Wrote: How much do they want for it?
Based on my experience, I would recommend that you buy that plane only if it is available for less than a few hundred dollars. Given the condition it is in, it won't bring the $1000-1200 that the ones in great condition can command. The reason I say this is that I found that once I had a #1, I couldn't get the thought out of my head that I could use that same money to buy useful, quality hand planes. So, that is exactly what I did....sold it for a nice profit, The other thing I learned is that replacing damaged parts for #1's is prohibitively expensive. Mine needed a better lever cap (corner broken off) , and I remember that cap being about $300 alone.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - Bibliophile 13 - 10-12-2018
Good point, Mike. In some cases, if you're just after the resale value, a tool like that can bring in more money if you sell the parts individually.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - Stwood_ - 10-15-2018
I have all but the #1 on my type 13 set. If I do the cheap barn find, that would be super. But I'm not paying new car price to get one.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - Timberwolf - 10-16-2018
(10-15-2018, 08:27 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: I have all but the #1 on my type 13 set. If I do the cheap barn find, that would be super. But I'm not paying new car price to get one.........................
Just an observation but I don't think the price of an average #1 has increased very much at all over the last 15 years or so...But that's pretty true regarding vintage hand tools in general..when compared to how much the price of new tools has increased...Even Harbor Freight has raised their prices significantly over the past couple years.
RE: Possible Stanley No 1 find and question - gov.cheese - 10-16-2018
(10-11-2018, 11:35 AM)greatscott Wrote: Came across an ad for old woodworking tools. Stopped by and looked at them and found what looks to be a Stanley No 1. I'm not positive it's an actual No 1 or a reproduction/fake but it appears to be the real deal:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmp26SrU
The tote has a clean break in it that will need to be repaired and the plane has quite a bit of rust on it. How should I approach cleaning this up? Not looking to repaint it or anything, just give it a good cleaning and then determine if I'll keep it or give it a new home.
Jackpot! Congrats on a scarce find.