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Gifted a No 4

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My friend (from the OOPs thread) called this morning to give me his dad's plane. Box and literature unmarked and I recon his dad only tried the plane once, couldn't use it because the blade is wound out too far and put away again. :unsure: It has wood handles but alloy fittings.


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Looks good to me, I bought a more recently made one with plastic handles when I was setting up over here and despite what everyone says about modern Stanley planes it hardly took any setting up at all and is perfectly good to use.
Ian
 
I agree with Ian.

I think that the packaging probably puts it in the late 1950s or 1960s. Boxes with a label on the end made perfect sense in proper old ironmogers where a gentleman in a brown shop coat would find what you wanted on a shelf or in a pigeonhole and pass it down to you.

In the 70s there was a general shift to display packaging that tried to explain the contents to the potential purchaser.

It wasn't until the 90s that Stanley stopped making good reliable tools like the number 4.

Maybe some of the disparaging comments are really about the cheaper ranges they brought in for the DIY market, generally marked "Handyman", and misguided models such as those with replaceable cutters, or twin-screw spokeshave style irons. This isn't one of them!
 
That looks pristine, nice.
TBH I've never really got on with a No4. I grew up with my dad's No5 and still have it. It's my go-to plane. But I recognise that the No4 is the standard workhorse, especially for beginners. I hardly ever pick mine up.
S
 
Thanks Andy that would tie in with what I know about my friend. They have no children so was very pleased to offer it to me.

It make me think of Ronnie Barker and Open all hours. :)
 
My go to these days Steve is a Quansheng 5 1/2 but I use most of the planes I have at one time or another so they don't feel left out. :ROFLMAO: I bought a Stanley 4 when I was 12, saved from paper round earnings and still have it.
 
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