Couple of planes

Re: 605

Dale Lenz - Tahlequah, OK

>Hi Gary,

I purchased a 605 off of Ebay a few years ago for $80 to my door. I thought an okay price??

Dale

Re: Couple of planes

Kevin French, Warner, NH

>THESE PLANES ARE WORTHLESS!

You should give me your friends name and I will set him straight about attemptting to sell you these junk planes in an attempt to take advantage you.

I will notify the Plane Police on your behalf.

No thanks are neccesary.

Kevin

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Todd Hughes

>A friend of mine by chance recently sold a round top 605 bedrock and a nice 5 1/4 on ebay.The Bedrock sold for about $75 and the 5 1/4 went for around $50. I thought he would do better with the bedrock but the 5 1/4 did better then I thought.I am sure he paid less then $20 ea. for them.I think he got hurt on the price of the bedrock because it was a round top model which as users go for less.....The walters guide to stanley values list a 605 as being worth $50-$300 with round sides, $75-$200 with square sides and a 5 1/4 as being $50-$125....Todd

Re: Couple of planes

Roger Nixon

>Check the #5 1/4 to see if it has a corrugated sole. Big difference in price.

Re: Couple of Planes

glh

>A way to get a pretty good idea of the values is to find a couple of samples of planes similar in condition and age and put these on your "keep me informed" list or whatever it's called. After the auction has ended you can see what the highest bidder had to actually pay (not what the highest bidder actually bid). Note, however, that for some reason the value of planes tends to flucuate quite a bit over time.

Thanks guys.

Gary Evans

>I appreciate the numbers, as well as the suggestions for further research. It looks like I have a lot to learn, as I don't know the difference between a round top and a square top.

The 5 1/4 does not have the corrugated sole. Does that make it worth less? The one plane that I currently own is a #7 with a corrugated sole.

Thanks again for the help. Keith, I'll keep you in mind if I decide not to buy them.

GE

Sorry, that should have been Kevin.

Gary Evans

>Must be early Anheisers. 8^]

GE

Depends on whom you ask...

Ted Owen, Pittsburgh

>The 5 1/4 does not have the corrugated sole...

The market generally ascribes somewhat greater value to corrugated soles. But many who use hand planes regularly more likely prefer flat soles. Flat is certainly better for edge work, including use on a shooting board. For wider surfaces, it's a closer question--and probably doesn't matter.

Best, Ted

Re: Thanks guys. *LINK*

Ernie Miller Topeka

>if you look at the picture here is a 605 with a flat top

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan15.htm#num608C

You might have to scrole up a little. it has a flat top next to the frog where Bailey planes have a round top like this.

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm

Hope this helps.


http://http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm

Re: Depends on whom you ask...

Roger Nixon

>On most bench planes the corrugated sole doesn't mean much but the #5 1/4C is the rarest of the Stanley bench planes according to Pat Leach.

Which just goes to prove...

Ted Owen, Pittsburgh

>my thinking--being user-driven, not collector-driven--can in some circumstances be perfectly wrong. : )

Best, Ted

Re: Which just goes to prove...

Roger Nixon

>Oh, I agree with you :). I only keep stuff I want to use (notice I didn't say I actually use everyhing but I want to). When I acquire collector grade tools, I try to get them into collector hands.

In the case of #2's & #5 1/4's corrugated soles make a huge difference in price.

corrugated planes

Jack from Maine

>Gary, I've been reading these forums for about a year now and I don't believe I'ver ever heard of anyone that actually prefers corrugated planes. The highest recommendation that I've read is that they actually work just as good as flat planes.-Just my idle observations.FWIW---Jack

Well you have now...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>All my old Stanley's are "C's" and I do prefer them. Only non-corrugated planes are my LN's, but not for long...