Had some cash in my pocket, and stopped at a house on the way home.    House was the site of a yard sale last weekend.     He STILL had those three handplanes, just sitting in a cardboard box, on the floor of his garage.   

 "How about $60 for all three?"

"Ok, sold!'

Loaded up that old box, a heavy box at that.  Got home after the fourth 12 hour workday of the weekend, and SIXTH in eight days,     Carried that box,  my lunch box, and a week's worth of new uniforms into the house.    After a couple "Brewskis" to settle down, I took a look at these little treasures.  A union frog sitting on a 13-1/2" long base, with a Diamond Edge iron on it.   Not too bad. butThat is NOT a chip out on the sides, this is a Stanley "Sweetheart" S4  smooth plane,     Steel base, instead of the usual cast iron.   No cracks, rust, or pits.     And the third member of this mob?well, this is a look at it's frog.   as for the "rest of the story"...Broken tote, but that is a flat sided BEDROCK 606 smooth bottom  Stanley, with a sweetheart iron.  

 The jack is already on eBay, I have enough jacks right now.    The S4 and the 606 will be heading off to upstate New York this weekend.   I still have TWO  #6s on the way to the shop.     A Bailey #6 smooth bottom plane, AND a Diamond Edge DE6 with a groovy bottom.   Spent a little cash, and will make a littl bit extra cash.     The American Way?

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

Nice Steve! And that Bedrock is sweet!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Nice find looks like they have been taken care of

Near as I can tell , the guy never used them.    He did paint them up all nice and shiny, and polished the brass.    Yard sale prices were in the $24-28 per plane range.     Got too many planes now, so the S4 and the 606 were sold this morning, for about double what I paid for them.    The jack ( I do have FIVE at the shop)  went on eBay  yesterday.   

About that Bedrock:   If I didn't already have two other #6s on the way here, I might have kept it.    I have a Bailey #6 smooth bottom on the way, and a Diamond Edge DE6c  on the way.   The S4?   i have at least four other #4s in house, and trying to sell the M-F #9 right now.   trying to thin the "Herd" a bit.     Just can't seem to pass a good deal, though.....

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'