Stock #5 Bailey *LINK*

Re: Stock #5 Bailey

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>Prolly a coll...er.A near mint Sweetheart vintage with intact decal,corrogated. I paid $50+ for a fine #5 with no decal(anteek shop). Mine isn't as nice but I don't feel bad using it. .JR

Re: Stock #5 Bailey

R.J.Whelan

>Bob ... I don't think they looked that good when they were brand new. Maybe it's just the picture but iron, breaker and cap look like they've been polished - not that there's anything wrong with that ... rj

Re: Stock #5 Bailey

Scott G

>How cool is this???

I've been sitting on a #4 and a #5c just like this for years now expecting the price to go up someday.

Guess maybe I'd better buff up the unplated parts though.

yours, Scott

Re: Stock #5 Bailey

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Definitely cleaned up; the buyer might be disappointed when they get it. I think the ones with the box often sell for less. I overpaid for a number of items when I was just getting into hand tools, due simply to ignorance. For instance, I went to Lowes and paid $35 for my first "contractor grade" block plane. This summer I found an auction where I picked up 6 or 7 block planes for $5 each, and you can find them much cheaper. My MIL found a Four Square plane in the 5-1/4 size for $1 at a garage sale this year; it wasn't real nice, but is cleaned up and re-jappaned now and looks pretty good for a $1 plane. The older planes in good shape can be hard to find, but not that hard.