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Hmmm.....I can just look at one about five feet from me in a curio cabinet. Yep, its small.
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A big medallion pops up, stating "Hand tool rescue." The very next scene show a battery operated drill. Since it does not have a cord, and is held, does this make it a hand tool?
I tried not believing. That did not work, so now I just believe
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I found my No. 1 in a chest like that.
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12-27-2017, 05:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-27-2017, 06:01 AM by Tynyyn.)
It's been my theory that Stanley made the No. 1 and No. 2 to fit in the hands of children. Why build a plane so small that an adult cannot use it?
So if any of you No. 1 or No. 2 owners care to indulge a thinker, would you be so kind as to put one of those planes in the hands of a six year old child and take a pic? I bet it would at least look like it belongs in their hands instead of getting lost in the palm of an adult. Stanley probably understood that one hundred years ago a young kid would eventually follow in their fathers' footsteps and what better way to ingratiate the kids to the world of Stanley than to make a working plane just for them. The No. 3-8's would have been to big for their hands and the weight would have tuckered the kids out in no time.
So how about it, No. 1 and No. 2 owners. Could you take a pic of a Stanley No.1 or No. 2 in your grandkids hands and share the pic with WNN so we can see if my theory is close to being correct?
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I stopped watching when I saw the power screwdriver.
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12-27-2017, 12:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-27-2017, 12:31 PM by AHill.)
He lost me when he started to remove all the patina. How sad. As far as the power screwdriver goes, he didn't really "restore" the toolbox, so more power to him (pun intended).
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