old wooden plane

Re: old wooden plane

dave jeske

>Often on wooden planes the maker of the plane stamps the front of the plane with a maker's mark. The user of the plane would also stamp his name on the plane (or burn it in. Planses can often have many user marks as it was passed on through its history. The plane iron usually has a makers stamp in it also. If you can identify the maker's marks there are sources available to help date it and give a bit of history. If it was made by the user then it is a bit tougher.

dave

Re: old wooden plane

Todd Hughes

>I am quite certain that the two wood planes in the photo were factory made and not made by the persons Grandfather though he may have used them. While I do occasionaly see wood planes that were made by wood workers the vast majority of planes that you see were factory made by different makers. Some were made in small 1 or 2 man shops while others [most] were made in larger operations employing many men and making many 1,000s of planes.Some were even made using prison labor. If your plane is branded on the side instead of just having an owners name stamped on it I have heard this was most commonly done in the SE Penn. area. Since there were millions of these planes made over a very long period of time today they are very common ....Todd

know it all at it again!!!!!!!

Walter,Sandusky,Ohio

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Re: good morning

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Good morning, Walter. The more people we have hanging around here, the better off we are. Some know very little about tools, and others know a lot. Everyone has about the same value on a forum like this, because the ones that don't know much are the ones asking the questions that none of us thought of. I have been woodworking for abut 20 years, and I still see questions on here about every day that I never thought about. So I am still learning because someone asks a question, and someone else responds with what they know about it. It really only works well if we all treat each other with respect, so we tend to just get rid of the ones that show no respect for others, because the forum simply will not work if we have people being rude to each other. Treating someone with respect should not depend on our opinion of them; a gentleman or lady would treat someone nicely regardless of their political opinions or habits or religion or personality. It is really very elementary. Whenever I get in a bad mood and write a mean or derogatory statement all set to respond to something I don't agree with, I try to always e-mail it to myself first and see how I like getting that sort of reaction. There has never been a time when I liked it.

A suggestion for Walter

Bob Hackett

>Todd and I have a history(all the way back to Badger Pond) of disagreeing but one thing I do know about him is that he is VERY knowledgeable about tools and thier origins.

While you may not appreciate his sense of humor you have to respect both his candor when voicing his opinions and his ability to let other`s attacks roll off his back when they flame him.While we still disagree from time to time I`ve come to trust and respect his feedback.

I sincerely hope you find your place here on this forum and settle in,become comfortable and get to know us all.There`s alot of knowledge and experience here.If you post in an effort to add to that base of knowledge and keep in mind that everything you post helps others here to form a mental picture of who you are then it makes things easier for both you and the rest of us here.

Before you know it you`ll be puzzling over how to tell someone new to the forum to slow down,take a deep breath and think before flaming that guy from Maine because he really isn`t as abrasive as he appears in print.

Mainely,Bob

HE KNOWS HOW TO BE AN A-HOLE

Walter,Sandusky,Ohio

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ADMIN - Can this be stopped?

Matt Malin

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Re: A suggestion for Walter

dave jeske

>Even though I am from Oregon, I took the opportunity several years ago to meet Todd in person while I was "back east". Drove for many hours to go rust hunting with him, my wife thought I was nuts to go meet some stranger off the internet - "he could be an ax murderer or something"! Anyway, long-story-short, it was great to get to know Todd, learn a more about tools, see his shop and even get some bargains which were 10x more expensive than Todd would ever pay for something :). Overall a great experience. The internet can be a wonderful place to share ideas but it requires respecting others and with-holding judgement. If one cannot work in this type of format than perhaps they should find a different place to hang out. I would love to meet others on this forum in person... Maybe someday. If anyone is in the Portland Oregon area, ping me on email.

Dave

Todd, I didn't tell her....

dave jeske

>Well, actually, I did tell my wife when I got back that you like to forge axes and knives. She just shook her head.

Take Care,

Dave

As one who's defended you...

Scott in Douglassville, PA

>...has tried to help you, and has stuck up for your right to 'get your feet wet' while ruffling a few feathers, I have to say I'm disappointed in you.