Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Near Mint? *LINK*
Jerry Nicholson
>How come there is no feeding frenzy around this "ANTIQUE NEAR MINT STANLEY # 2 ? JACK HAND PLANE PLANER" that is 9 inches long and 2 1/4 inches wide? Way way back when I sold my 1964 Chevy pickup with the flapping fenders and the inspection holes in the floor boards so I could check the condition of the tires, I should have advertised it as a "Near Mint El Camino".
Re: Not a #2
Rob Brophy Niagara Falls
>All of my Stanley made #2 planes are around 7-1/2". If I recall correctly there was a later #2 that was around 8", but 9" is getting into #3 territory. Buyer beware...Rob
Re: Near Mint?
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>At first, I thought the seller was saying s/he lives near one of the U.S. Mints, but I don't think Treasury has a mint in Milwaukee, do they? Maybe there was a box of Altoids near the plane when s/he took the pictures.
Re: Near Mint?
Dean in Burlington
>Bill,
Oh man that was so funny I had to show my wife :))))) She loved it too.
Re: Near Mint?
Tom MacGregor
>Those of you who recall my past lists of "ebay Definitions for Handplane Buyers" should be surprised only that this seller described the plane as NEAR mint. As a public service, one old ebay def. & one new:
Mint a) You can still tell what it was. b) I spray painted it with gloss black Rustoleum.
Stanley No.2: I sold one of these before.
Perhaps Near Mint chewing gum?
HC Sakman
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