I have picked up a few planes over he past couple of months and I don't know that much about them. A couple of the planes are Stanley Handyman and have painted handles with the paint chipped and stained. I am thinking about stripping the handles and staining and finishing them. These don't seem to be real valuable, and probably won't be so would it be a big issue if I refinished the handles to make them look a little nicer? These planes won't see a whole lot of use. They will mostly be for display and conversation pieces.