The Stanley low angle block plane was $60 when I bought it 4 years ago, and even though you can't get much for $60 anymore, it's not worth that. Everything about it is mediocre quality, and to have that knob just pressed on to fall off is ridiculous.
The old one was given to my by my father back in 1987 when I was an apprentice. I used and abused it thousands of times over those 31 years. It's in need of some work, but is still functional because the build quality of the tool was much higher than the new Stanley.
In general, I'm not for "restoring" tools to their original condition. Mainly because I think it's a waste of time - tools are function first and foremost. Also, tools show their experience in the form of patina built up over the years - the sweat of a much younger me added to the rust layer that now exists on the sides of that old plane, and i think that should be respected.
It's also the only tool I have from when I started out as a carpenter, and in a way it marks the history of that with me, going from shiny, fresh and new, to worn, somewhat broken and showing its age. But still very capable of getting the job done quickly and accurately.
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Fixing (Not Restoring) Two Hand Planes knife sharpener | |
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