Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
I am now freed up to find Stanley 98s and 99s
Bill Houghton, raining again...in Sebastopol, CA
>at garage sales for a couple of bucks. My new to me Stanley 98 showed up in the mail yesterday...
and my long experience is that I don't find tools at garage sales until I already own one.
Hey! Look at the bright side
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond,CA
>Now you 1 for each hand!
Duckin and runnin'...
Re: I am now freed up to find Stanley 98s and 99s
Bill Ward
>The "twins" have been on my want list for some time. I haven't seen either at the estate sales I've hunted at for a number of years. They aren't too hard to find from the old tools dealers. There seems to be quite a few that are missing their depth stops. I just wonder how useful the stops are since they go missing quite often. I've also heard that sharpening is on the more difficult side. How about a user report???
User sez...
Jim Reed @ Tallahassee
>they are some of my favorites. Don't worry about the depth stop. I use mine for cleaning up and widening grooves, so the plane skate just runs along the bottom. I have also used them to turn a groove into a plate rack. No need for the depth stop there either. As for sharpening, I made my own set of blades--they are very hard and rarely need touching up. The blades require precise grinding because there is no way to adjust the angle. That being said, I grind mine freehand. Good luck finding a nice pair.