Went to Omaha on a tool hunt this weekend and found things I didn't need or couldn't afford. Also found someone that wanted to charge 3.5 % if you used a debit card. Guess what 3.5% of nothing isn't much.

On the way home we stopped at Walnut Iowa and I picked up a Stanley Bailey #5 and #6 along with a no name Compass saw with a nice handle and a E.C. Sterns folding Saw Vice. I got the #5 for $15 and the Compass saw for $4. The Vice was $6 and works good.

The guy that had the #6 had to get it down from a shelf behind the counter. As he got it down he said it's made from two different planes and pointed at where it said Bailey and where it said Stanley. He then told me a guy explained it to him and he wanted me to know up front. I appreciated the honesty and decided he should know what he had (In my Opinion) then schooled him a little on what I know about Stanley and Lenard Baily and how it worked compared to another plane he had. I figured the price would be high after he learned it wasn't junk but he said how about $28. So I figured I'd save him the trouble of putting it back on the shelf.

I clamped a saw in the vise to show how it works.

Mark

 

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Good, Better, Best never let it rest
Till your Good is Better and your Better is Best.

Great find Mark! I am laughing nicely at your lesson you gave the dealer. What is even cooler is the time you took to travel the dealer, and find these tools. That to me is a really fun day, it doesn't get much better! Thanks for sharing Mark.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Thats awesome, Mark. I still buy used Stanley planes if I come across them and think I can fix them up. Sounds like you had a fun weekend.

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Adam Welker
Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

Adam, it's official, your an addict,the only difference between you and a real addict, is that you don't hide your addiction! Thanks for being here Adam, keep up the great work.

Adam Welker said:

Thats awesome, Mark. I still buy used Stanley planes if I come across them and think I can fix them up. Sounds like you had a fun weekend.

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Adam Welker
Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Lmao! A buddy asked why I had such a large saw and plane collection. I told him that it wasnt a collection. I is a large working set. The 12 step program didnt work

John Morris said:

Adam, it's official, your an addict,the only difference between you and a real addict, is that you don't hide your addiction!

Thanks for being here Adam, keep up the great work.

Adam Welker said:

Thats awesome, Mark. I still buy used Stanley planes if I come across them and think I can fix them up. Sounds like you had a fun weekend.

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Adam Welker

Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

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Adam Welker
Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

What are the small dovetailed pieces next to your braces?

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Adam Welker
Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

 

They are practice dovetails. I bought a 1 x 4 and cut it into 36" pieces and practiced cutting to a straight line and at angles. Then one a day dovetails for a couple weeks. Make a set cut them off do it again.

 

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Good, Better, Best never let it rest
Till your Good is Better and your Better is Best.

Adam

Congrats on the finds and purchases. Really enjoyed the part about giving the lesson to the dealer. It's nice to share knowledge and makes friends a long the way. As for you being an addict, it's a good addiction indeed.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Nice find Mark!  I do have a question for Adam.  Is there a 10 point plan for your addiction.  Are you a member of TA....Tools Anonymous?

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Ron Dudelston
Above and Beyond WoodWorks

No sir. But I have a few 10ppi rip saws that I would have trouble parting with. A well sharpened saw is a joy to use.

Ron Dudelston said:

Nice find Mark!  I do have a question for Adam.  Is there a 10 point plan for your addiction.  Are you a member of TA....Tools Anonymous?

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Ron Dudelston

Above and Beyond WoodWorks

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Adam Welker
Red Car Construction and Fine Woodworking

I have a Bailey #5 my wife picked up at a yard sale for $5.00. I cleaned it up, did some research to find the history, and discovered she made a pretty good buy.

 

Sounds like you have a couple of keepers there Steve. My wife will point them out when she sees one but doesn’t want to take a chance on buying them yet. Which works out. She wouldn't want me buying fabric for her quilts either.  

Nothing better than a spouse that is a woodworking enabler.

Mark

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Good, Better, Best never let it rest
Till your Good is Better and your Better is Best.