Mcdavid Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 I'm sure this has been done 1000 times over but I bought a Stanley Bailey #4 at a flea market today for $12. I believe I made a good purchase based on various forum and websites I have seen on dating. I don't have a lot of experience in this field and would love anyone else's expertise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 http://hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/ Doesn't matter how old, from what I see $12 was a good grab. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcdavid Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 24 minutes ago, C Shaffer said: http://hyperkitten.com/tools/stanley_bench_plane/ Doesn't matter how old, from what I see $12 was a good grab. Yeah $12 isn't bad at all for a plane especially given its lack of rust for the most part. I have a buck brothers #4 that I attempt to smooth with but it has become more of a scrub plane. I was just worried I was blinded by the Bailey name and bought a clunker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 It was made during word war 2! I know that by the advanceing knob.. Prior to ww2 they were brass, after ww2 they were brass. during the war the were made from a plastic that I can't remember the name of! It doesn't matter, with the proper care and good tuning, it'll make a good smoothing plane! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcdavid Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 The blade has a camber on it, do smoothing planes normally have cambers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Eased corners more than camber, but it all depends on intended usage. Remember, any plane can be tuned to scrub or smooth. The number on the casting is just a reference to the size of the sole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Google Patrick's Blood and Gore. Everything you ever wanted to know about Stanley dating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 3 hours ago, RichardA said: during the war the were made from a plastic that I can't remember the name of! Would it have been bakelite? That same plastic that phones used to be made out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/pdatechart.pdf Stanley Plane Dating flowchart I found ages ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks Chet... The old mind is losing it's touch! Yup, Bakelite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpride1911 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 On August 7, 2016 at 4:19 PM, RichardA said: It was made during word war 2! I know that by the advanceing knob.. Prior to ww2 they were brass, after ww2 they were brass. during the war the were made from a plastic that I can't remember the name of! It doesn't matter, with the proper care and good tuning, it'll make a good smoothing plane! I believe its Bakelite, or something how ever it's spelled. EDIT, I see that someone beat me to the answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 A Type 17, WWII vintage ('42-'45) characteristics are thicker castings on the cheeks, giving the plane some heft, steel screws on the knob and tote, which are hardwood and not rosewood, lack of a frog adjusting screw (although they do show up with them sometimes) as well as the Bakelite iron adjusting wheel, although they also come with steel adjusting wheels. Some have the date of the iron manufacture indicated on the back of the iron, a "342" for example means the third fiscal quarter of 1942, so check for evidence of three digits, then you can date the plane pretty accurately. The T17s make excellent users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Kuehl Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 On 8/7/2016 at 6:32 PM, Chet K. said: Would it have been bakelite? That same plastic that phones used to be made out of. Hard rubber is what the Stanley wartime knobs are made of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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