Wanted to give a heads up as Lazarus planes has a beautiful #4 size smoother up for bidding. Has ebony infill. This plane is listed for $900 on his site (#184) , the bidding starts at $765. I already have several of his planes or I'd bid for sure. They are not inexpensive, but these fantastic planes are hand made with care and guaranteed to put a smile on your face - mine have given me many a smiles.
Highly recommended!!!
David
(03-27-2017, 11:55 AM)rwe2156 Wrote: I guess for a ww'er as opposed to a collector, there is no need for a plane that expensive, no matter how well they work.
So I'm wondering what is the investment value in collector tools?
I wouldn't consider DCM, the OP to be a "collector". He's already stated he uses his Lazarus planes. I know several well-heeled woodworkers who own expensive planes. In every case, they are users. They don't sit on a shelf. It's like Ferrari's or Lambourghini's. Folks that can afford them buy them and use them. It's their money.
...Naval Aviators, that had balz made of brass and the size of bowling balls, getting shot off the deck at night, in heavy seas, hoping that when they leave the deck that the ship is pointed towards the sky and not the water.
I'm a big fan of Mateo's planes-I have a couple or so--and I think that, when compared to the prices of planes made by the planemakers with whom we are familiar, his planes are a bargain. Fantastic workmanship, incredibly tight tolerances and a style all his own. Some day soon, he'll be working by commission and the wait will be around the block. I'd bet money on it.
...Naval Aviators, that had balz made of brass and the size of bowling balls, getting shot off the deck at night, in heavy seas, hoping that when they leave the deck that the ship is pointed towards the sky and not the water.
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