User Stanley No 7 & No 8

[Pat]

Hans Brunner's (www.hansbrunnertools.gil.com.au) site currently has the following on offer:
Australian No 7 Au 125
Uk No 7 Au 135
UK Record No 7 Au 125
USA No 7C Au 140
USA No 7C SW Au 150
USA No 7C Au 160
USA No 8C Au 300
USA No 8 Au 250

With a few from Os for comparison:
Falcon-Wood (www.OldTools.com)
USA 607C US 275 Au 372
USA 608C US 385 Au 521
USA No 8C US 195 Au 263

www.OldTools.co.uk
USA No 7 £95 Au 225

I'll go to Kiama on Saturday and see what the prices there are like? At least I can touch/look/feel the planes there before shelling out my hard earned shekials

Please note all currency conversions are at 16/03/06 via www.XE.com and I have no pecuniary interest in any merchant listed above.

[Schtoo]

Be careful there. A #7C and #8C are not the same plane as a #607C and a #608C.

To say they are the same for price comparison purposes would be like comparing, say, a Bailey with a Bedrock...

[Pat]

Thanks Schoo, I know the Bedrock series was Stanley's "Premium" line.

Been to Kiama and picked up a No 8 for 225 pancakes . It will need a new blade in a while, so I'll price blades around the world . . . gotta love the net!

Also got a modern 4 1/2 (55), Ward 1/2" mortice chisel and a bunch of different bits for my braces(drill bits, counter sinks etc) + a Jarrah Burl from Mal. I ran out of money for more timber !

Funny thing was. I was looking for rough and ready planes, but I found ones that with a little cleaning and a hone of the blade, both planes are loving the Tallowwood. Thanks to John from the Traditional Tools group.

[Clinton1]

Was there a show event on at Kiama? If so 1/2 your luck, its been a while since I went to one. Nice way to spend the day.

I've got some stuff from Hans before, and have to agree that his user quality tools are in good nick.

I went to the htpaa sale last year and found that the "dealers" were great. (I really don't like to use that word - is there a word to describe blokes with woodwork tool and garage sale habits that trade in tools to finance further tool adventures? )
Ended up buying a cuppa for one (a cuppa cost 50c I think) and yarning for a 1/2 hour. All good stuff.