Stanley Bailey
No.4
Type 11 smooth
plane.
Price: SOLD
P&S-07
This nice little
plane sadly has a cracked cheek, as shown below. The crack is short and
barely visible, but a crack nevertheless. Surely this is the
result of clamping the plane upside down in a vise in order to use it as
a hand-operated jointer for a small workpiece. The crack should not
open unless you repeat this mistake or drop it on its side.
If you wish to put
this good-looking plane to work (three patent dates, 95% japanning, correct
blade) it would be a good idea to lap the sole or dress the front of the
mouth
to restore the
plane's performance in gnarly wood or against the grain.
The tote has one
of my solid repairs: http://www.georgesbasement.com/fixatote.htm
