collinb Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 Last week at a house-cleaning sale a man gave me a Stanley 605. Tote is cracked and brass adjustment knob was crushed from being turned by a channel lock or something similar. Blade needs a lot of work. But overall it's restorable. I already have a plane in this size class. Is there any functional advantage to using this over using another? As a casual user, I can't see any. Of course there might be if I were a frequent or constant user of my planes. Your thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 If you ever flatten slabs, it can be nice to have varying levels of camber. It also could stretch out the time between sharpenings if you were in a heavy use project. Otherwise, yes…it might just be redundant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 Just found this video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Bedrock plans fetch a lot of money if they are in good shape. Sounds like this one could be worth restoring. If it was given to me it'd be fix up and put strait to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Pretty much what @Tpt life said, I work mostly with hand tools and use all 3 of my jack planes. In any case I think you should restore that tool and sell it or save it for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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