Is this a scraper plane or what?
David
>Is this a scraper plane, or what?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4435536156&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Is this a scraper plane or what?
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Re: Is this a scraper plane or what?
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Jerry Nicholson
>Looks like a bench plane with an unusual adjustment mechanism. I have seen these on E-Bay before - or maybe it is the same one and it just keeps showing up.
Jerry
Re: Is this a scraper plane or what?
#3can you say Shelton?
Larry Williams
>That's a Shelton "smooth plane," the butt of many jokes in the old tool world.
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#4Re: can you say Shelton?
David
>I'll take your word for it and lay off. Just thought it might one of those shots in the dark we all dream about.
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#5It looks like a patent by MacAller
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>See pic below from the patent. Mine does not say "Shelton" on it anywhere, so I don't know if Shelton used this patent.
The patent description describes it as a "carpenter's" plane, which is about right - the bedding is way too flimsy, on the order of a Stanley scrub plane, for any difficult planing.
I own one of these, though mine has the extra added feature of far more rust than this example. On the other hand, I didn't pay any $28.76 for it - more like $5. Cleaning it up, perhaps my first experiment with electrolysis, and trying it out are on the round tuit list.