These are a couple planes that are slightly unique, at least for me.
First is a Sargent 718C. This was in a box of tools a friend gave me, he found them while cleaning out his MIL garage/shop after she passed away. Her husband had passed away 12 years prior and everything had sat unused in unheated leaky garage. All the tools he gave me were covered in some black stuff that looked gear oil, pretty easy to clean off but it stained everything it touched. It did work though! The box had a couple braces, 6 handsaws, breast drill and hand drill and a bunch stuff.
Anyway, this plane is in pretty good shape. Some surface staining and a few small rust pits but it's sole is flat and there's plenty of life left in the blade.
When I removed the knob I discovered that it can be positioned at several different angles. Turn it counterclockwise a couple turns, reposition it, and tighten it back up. Ideas about what this feature is for?
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