$1600 plane!!
Jack Guzman from Maine
>I just returned from a small local auction.The majority of items were clock parts and dolls.There was a table in the very back with four or five cardboard boxes of rusty tools on it.I ment through all of them. I saw a few interesting brace bits and some plane irons.There were four planes.Two transitional smoothers in fair condition,a woodie jack also fair and a #6 size metal plane.It had a wavy groove pattern on the sole,a tapered iron(no chipbreaker)and instead of a lever cap the cap used a screw to hold the iron.I didn't think much of it ,it was pretty plain looking. No numbers or names on it.However ,it was requested up early and the bidding was quick and fierce. It sold for $1600 .Which left me wondering. What did I miss?I didn't buy anything. I didn't bother waiting to see what the transitionals went for.Wayyyy out of my league----Jack
