Stanley No. 7 Plane
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I have not really been looking for a No. 7, but I stop by an antique shop. There in the “shed” of the store was Mr. Rusty. I was going to past, but when they accept my $15.00 offer, home it came.
I cleaned the bottom, sharpened the blade, and made this small pile of shavings. It cut through the raw sawn walnut with ease.
I think it is a keeper. I will continue to clean it up. I will try to post photos along the way.
Lakeland, Florida USA
Nice find John, I love my No7 enjoy. 🙂
Enjoy John 😉
I don’t play with my bigger planes much as usually only working on smaller projects.
Bigger plane do help on those longer boards.Dagenham, Essex, England
Good find. It will make a fine tool. Clean it up and give it a second life.
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Yeah the late great English craftsmen, Allen Peters used a No7 for just about everything
These posts really make me mad! Seems like when people see me coming, prices quadruple! Lol
Great find! Originally I used my no 7 for a lot, but now prefer the smaller planes.
Antique stores can be the best place to find hand tools. And most of the time they are reasonably priced.
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Thanks everyone.
I really don’t know how much I will use it. I mill almost all my boards by hand from rough sawn lumber purchased from a local hardwood retailer. I milled two (4ft) boards with the No. 7 today. It was a different feel altogether. It is heavier for sure, but it seem to make short work of the milling process. I will restore the plane and use it along with my No. 4, 4 1/2, 5, and 6.
Lakeland, Florida USA
John, nice find. I grabbed one of these last year locally for 25 bucks too. They are nice planes and I tend to use it mainly for edge jointing boards. It’s probably not a must have plane but for the price and like you I couldn’t pass on it 🙂
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John,
Nice find on the #7. I have big brother #8 and it planes beautifully. You have to eat your Wheaties before using though.
Joe B.
Great find John))
I using my #7 with shooting board .Just my preference)It’s like train)Toronto, Canada
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