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My grandfather was a carpenter and my dad was his young apprentice before WWII. Dad inherited his father's tools, and I in time did the same. My son will have them when I'm gone.
These are a couple of my favorites, a Bailey No.5 and a No.6 with a corrugated sole. I think my dad would be proud to know that they're still being used.
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Nice looking couple of planes.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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I have a saw that was my grandfather's and a few of my Dad's tools. I enjoy just fondling them.
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Thats really neat! Good for you!
Fred
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
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Those are really nice,Dave.
Very nice planes - I,m sure your Dad and Granddad would be very pleased to know you're still using their tools. I know I would be. Nothing cooler to me than a family connection across generations embodied in a tool.
All the best, Mike
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Priceless!
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Awesome, always like to hear stuff like this. Actually my father recently handed down a plane to me from my great-great grandfather, who was a carpenter. It's a wooden body smoothing plane. I treat it more like a sculpture than a plane, but mostly because I like to admire it.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
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You're very lucky. I'm a ninth generation builder in my family since 1630, and have little to nothing that's been handed down that's any good. My son, on the other hand, will be very well outfitted with hand-me-downs.
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Very nice. They both look well cared for and that No 5 has seen some use too if the balde is anything to go by.
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