Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Under appreciated transitional NOT! *PICS* *LINK*
Dave Thompson
>I was interested in this unusual one when the bid was around $10. Thought I might even go up to $50-$60. Ha! was I a simpleton... Didn't know Martin Doscher's were something to watch for.
I looked at it too...
Neal in San Jose
>I have a dozen or so Doscher woodies, all users. At one time I even considered trying to put together a half-set of H&R, but gave that up as a bad idea. So, when I saw the Doscher transitional, I was mildly interested. I got a whole lot less interested when the bids got to three figures!
Jenny # 37
Richard Rerra
>I read my $20 Stanley Jenny # 37 was worth anywhere from $150-300 ...I may try it on EBAY with a significant reserve and see who else has disposable income.
Re: Jenny # 37
Dave Thompson
>Someone listed one of these (Stanley #37 Jenny) on e-bay a few weeks back with a starting bid of $200. If I recall correctly, no one bid on it at that starting bid. fwiw
Why "Jenny"? *LINK*
woodburnbob
>I wanted to ask: What is the origin (meaning) of the name "Jenny"?
Before exposing my ignorance, I googled it.
No surprise where I landed.
Jenny
Sounds reasonable to me....
V Parisian
>This is the first that I have read this part of Patricks Blood and Gore. I find the plane pictured to be sort of interesting. Will LOML buy me one? Note likely until I finish my todo list including the plane till.
victor
Kinda neat planes
Bill Houghton, sunny today yahoo in Sebastopol, CA
>I picked up a 36 at an historical society rummage sale some years back ($10 - I was delighted that they were giving it away at that price). I haven't used it much, but it's a neat feeling plane.
Went to an art auction for some good cause last year, and someone had done a photorealistic painting of the same model, which I'd have bought if I were rich. They are nifty looking tools.
Re: Under appreciated transitional NOT! *PICS*
Todd Hughes
>A very Interesting plane...first it was not made by Doscher , they were just a hardware and tool dealer, the blade was probably made by Globe Manf. co. which bought out the Baldwin Tool Co. in the 1850s and made just blades. The ebay plane looks to be a pretty early patented type and I am sure the bidders knew who made it and that is what they were going after. Also for a transitional and an older one it is in very nice condition. I bet somebody got a bargin.....Todd
Re: Why "Jenny"?
Denis Ch�nard, Orl�ans, Ont.
>I remember reading somewhere that the name Jenny was picked as a "feminine" version of Jack: shorter in size and broader in the beam...
Hey, I'm just reporting what I've read...
DC
Re: Under appreciated transitional NOT! *PICS*
R.J.Whelan (Eastern Sierra, CA)
>Looks like kind of an interesting adjuster mechanism ... rj
Re: Why "Jenny"?
Bob Hutchins in central TX
>As WoodburnBob posted above, it's to do with mules; or more specifically with asses (donkeys). A stud donkey is called a jack. Jacks are bred to horse mares (pony mares, too) to produce mules. Mare asses are called jennies (jenny in the singular). Sometimes, horse/pony studs are bred to jennies and the resulting offspring are hinnies (hinny in the singular).
It's not too big a linguistic leap for old-time carpenters (before WWII), who were quite familiar with mules and hinnies, to name a plane smaller than a jack, a jenny. And you're right, jennies tend to be a bit smaller, but not necessarily rounder in the rump.
BobH, who used to ride mules as a kid and who has known a few jack asses, too.
