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Jim in Burlington Ontario
>Never saw one before. Seems interesting if not usefull.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13874&item=6101452364&rd=1
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Just a guess...
Steve Kubien
>How about cutting mortises for hinges and latches? From taking a quick look, it appears the iron sits kinda like a #71 but can be turned to face the left of the right depending on ease of use.
As I said, it's just a guess.
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ont
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Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
>Walter lists it at $250 to $500, but I don't think I've seen one before, and especially not in that good shape. It will be interesting to see how much it fetches, especially now since about 400 more people will be looking at it.
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L. Hanson - N. Idaho
>I like Patrick Leach's comments on this model:
"Another stupid plane brought to you by a company known for many nightmares come to life..." [snip] "In an early advertisement of the plane, Stanley stated that the tool 'might very properly be termed a mechanical chisel.' I term it a piece of mechanical crap."
L. Hanson aka Nordic
www.norsewoodsmith.com
Stanley #171 Door Trim and Router Plane
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William R. Duffield on the Cohansey
>Here's one man's strong opinion: Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore.
In 1996, Walter listed the average price at between $250 and $500. Of course, the market for collectables goes up and down. Considering its excellent condition and age and completeness, this one would go to a collector at a premium price. I don't expect any serious users would even consider bidding on it.
Stanley built them only between 1911 and 1935.
By the way, that is a definitive set of photographs, especially considering the B&G doesn't have even one photo of this curiosity.
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#6Kinda rare...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>But it should fetcha good price because it's complete.
Look like someones dumping their collection looking at the others he has listed.
Scott, eyeing the brading attachment for the No.72
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Tom MacGregor, Vermont
>It's more common than a #212 or #164, less common than a #1 if that means anything. I've seen 3 or 4 on tool vendor's sites and two in the wild over the last few years, only one in this condition. It's probably rare because few people thought it was worth the price for what it did. Looks like just the thing to put under glass next to your MIB fiberboards.