Used to be, on a warship....guns would have "Ready Service Lockers" for some of the rounds they would need...in order to give the handling rooms below to start sending up more.

 

So...instead of me thumbing through 2 Plane Tils, looking for just the right plane for a job, grab that plane, and close things back up...and straighten things back up a bit....decided a shelf under the top of the workbench might be of some use....

Basically one or two of each size.  So that all I have to do is reach down and grab a plane....there IS a Stanley No. 6c always sitting in the Tool Well, as well...

Maybe do an Inventory of what is "available"...

 

When the Type 17 gets a bit dull...

There is a Type 10 No. 6c on standby..

There is also a Jumbo Jack plane...

Millers Falls No. 15...with a stock 2-1/4" wide blade...and..

A "Normal" Jack plane..Ohio No. 0-5

 

Down by the leg vise there are two planes that get used a lot, at the moment..

Stanley No. 3, Type 15, and Stanley No. 4-1/2c, Type 11.   Finally, covering up a few smaller planes, is this "Thing"

Old Heft & Hubris himself...Stanley No. 8c....

There is a Block plane always on the bench..

Mutt & Jeff, right?  Stanley No. 60-1/2 low angle.    There are 2 Millers Falls planes in the shelf, on standby...

A Millers Falls No. 9, Type 2 ( same size as a Stanley No. 4)  and..

Millers Falls No. 8, type 2....can stand in for the Stanley No. 3 anytime....

 

There IS a "rotation" in effect...as one plane goes to get sharpened, a similar plane will take it's place...

So..while working at the bench, if I need a certain size plane for a task, I can reach down grab that plane, use it, and then return to the shelf when done...instead of having so many planes sitting it the way on the top of the bench...

Just "plane" amazing.

Nice idea, but, I get my exercise walking back a forth to where I left the next tool to use  

I know you did not pay a fortune for those but they are worth that now. Just WOW

That’s a nice arsenal!

On 1/11/2025 at 12:51 PM, steven newman said:

Used to be, on a warship....guns would have "Ready Service Lockers" for some of the rounds they would need...in order to give the handling rooms below to start

What ship were you on Steven?

M-113-ACAV

Armored personnel carrier?

The warship term kinda threw me. Thought you were a sailor, but you were dead in the thick of it.

 I did all my time out of site of land on the dead presidents cruise lines. USS George Washinton.

10 minutes ago, Zack said:

USS George Washinton.

USS Constellation CVA 64. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 

Salute

Had some friends on the Conny, she was 2 piers down from mine in the mid 90’s.

Spring/summer 1966 for me 

Thank yall for your service

13 hours ago, Zack said:

Thank yall for your service

Back at you!

On 1/11/2025 at 1:20 PM, lew said:

Nice idea, but, I get my exercise walking back a forth to where I left the next tool to use  

I get about 5x extra by forgetting where the heck I left that thing I was JUST carrying around in the shop!

 

Maybe it's time to clean up a bit?