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It sure does look good all golden like that haha

i wish the 102 wasn't cracked. i probably just find another one on eBay or just buy a brand new one

it was in a toolbox on shelf, the rust in only surface rust and the blade is actually pretty sharp, i put a chamfer on a piece of cypress just messing around and it actually cut really good. I'm gonna get it back up and going at least for the sentimental value

looks to be just a cheap plane, think its worth the time to fix up?

So my grandfather gave me a couple of block planes because he knows I want to get into woodworking. They haven't been used in quite a long time. They are both Stanley block planes, one has the number 102 on it but sadly has a crack on one side of the mouth. The other is a very small, like palm of my hand small. I've never seen one in videos or anything, seems like a very useful tool. The only number I can see on the body is what I believe to be "C 7". The blade says Stanley made in USA. Can anyone help me date it or at least tell me a little something about it? Thank all For some reason this is the only photo it will let me upload. It says upload failed

It's by no means a robou or anything just a really sturdy work bench that spans one wall of the shop, has 6x6 legs and true 2x6 butted together to form the top with a regular vice on one end. I don't have an x in my last name lol, my grandpa is of Irish heritage and my grandma is Cajun.

I have all the basics, drills, Circ saw, smaller older model craftsman table saw, sliding compound miter saw, no router yet, I have a massive tool box filled with all the mechanic tools you could need, I was a refrigeration mechanic for a while (don't know how useful they will be for woodworking) I'm currently working out of the mechanic shop we have on the farm, have a very sturdy work bench that my grandpa built out of oak in the 60s, it's not a permanent solution, but until I get my shop built in a few months then I have no room for the bigger tools. Just trying to get my feet wet in finer work. I have made a few projects already that really got me wanting to do more. Very simple stuff like a computer desk and a matching bed made out of box store pine and held together with pocket screws and glue.

I've been keeping my eye on eBay and Craigslist for a no 4 that's in decent shape

I paid right at 100 for the 3 and 5 with shipping, both are in pretty good shape, just a little paint touch up and sharpening. I ended up canceling the 5 1/4, it was 40 bucks and in a little worse shape then the other ones I bought

thanks for the help Im going to find a no 4 that I can tune up and look for a no 7.

That what I figured, I'm hoping to find a decent no 4 as well, my grandpa gave me and old Stanley block plane that I plan on fixing up as well, I guess I should look for a no 7 as well? From what i read on here, most people seem to have a no 4 for smoothing, a no 5 for flattening and a no 7 for jointing or flattening really big boards, also a block plane for little tasks like flushing edge banding or rounding corners. Am I in the ballpark with this thinking?

Thanks for the reply so it just a little shorter and narrower than a regular no 5. From what I could tell

So I decided to buy some old stanley bailey planes off eBay, I bought a no 3 to restore and then bought what I thought was a no 5 but realized it was a 5 1/4. Not knowing the difference, I cancelled the order and bought a no 5. Did I make a good choice as I am new to woodworking. What is the difference in these two planes? Thanks

Do you prefer the 4 or 6 in better, or do you use both? Hahah

howdy, new woodworker from the acadiana area. don't even have any tools yet, just hopes and dreams. just finished remodeling my new house, gonna have a shop around the end of this year or beginning of next, then the tool hunt begins. glad to know there are a few people close to me on here.