The pictures are of a No. 6 Corrugated bottom hand plane. The problem I have is what kind is it. It has no markings on the plane iron or any castings. The plane iron is thick at the sharpened end and thin at the top. It loks very much like a No. 6 Stanley. The frog adjusts but does not have an adjustment screw at the back of the frog. Does anyone have any idea what kind it is and what it would be worth?
Edited 3/16/2006 7:22 pm by gb93433
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Union. They have tapered irons like that and the slightly oversize front knobs like that. Good one. Very good one. A keeper. That iron will sharpen to a very, very keen edge, I'll bet. Congrats. Search ebay with keyword "Union" and you'll see similar,...Coulda been a plane that Union made for another retailer.
If you run a single milled bastard file along the edge of the iron, on the back, it'll be pretty soft and on the top the file may not even do anything. That indicates a laminated iron (mild steel on the back and tool steel on top where the edge is) and the line through the middle means the same thing. They take a bit of time to hone but hold an edge really well. That is, unless the photo was taken with the chipbreaker in place in which case, it's hardened steel, but still very useful.
"I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
Edited 3/16/2006 11:08 pm by highfigh
Could be a Lakeside. Stanley made planes for many other companies.
The blade is not necessarily an indication of the plane as so many old planes have replacement blades. Frankenplanes.
Alan - planesaw
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