[masraum]

Originally Posted by masraum

The latest acquisition from the 'bay today.
C.Nurse Round plane No 10.

Made between 1844 (maybe 1841) and 1860.

I received ^that^ plane, and I don't think it has ever been used. The wood is a uniform color and barely dirty. The heal end had a tiny little spot where a mouse had chewed on the corner, and there is a little rust on the tang end of the blade. The cutting end looks like it had factory grind marks and has never been sharpened and was darn sharp. I wish it had been a pair!

And I talked the guy selling these down a bit and talked the CFO into an "early Christmas present" so I have those on the way.

A normal half set of hollows and rounds is 9 pairs of planes. This is 7 pairs and a single that were all owned by one person so 15 matched/matching planes, and then One more that was not part of the original owners collection, and then 5-6 duplicate sizes which is nice since I consider those "spare parts".

Not that it matters, but this maker is relatively rare, and worked in Glastonbury, CT from the 1840 until 1871. I'll be keeping an eye out for the missing 2 planes, but I'm not holding my breath.

It seemed like a far better deal than buying new...
Although the HNT Gordon planes made out of some Australian hardwood and with brass boxing are sexy as hell. But I'm not driving a GT3RS....