[attachment=17090][attachment=17089][attachment=17088][attachment=17087][attachment=17086]My purchase of this old No, 26 goes back to the 90s when I had only 6 or 8 years behind me tool collecting. It was my 1st transitional and purchased largely because it was in such clean looking condition. Back in those days before the Internet, here in South Alabama, clean vintage tools were not easy to find. I paid $30 for this guy and set him on a shelf in the living room of my home. He was in too good of a condition to put to use was my opinion at the time.
Now that it's time to let him go and I have many more years to collecting experience, I'm revisiting him with a more critical eye. He is still clean but has picked up some powdery rust on and around the lateral adjustment lever. Apparently I never did anything to the cutter. It has a few small chips in it but nothing a light grinding wouldn't take out. To my surprise the cutter, of ample length, is not marked. Possible replacement. There are a few small burrs on the chip breaker screw.
Considered offered for $25, purchaser to pay shipping and insurance costs. I can put a price on shipping and insurance when I know where I'm shipping. Weight of the package is 4lb 14 oz. Size is 20”x14”x3.5”
Now that it's time to let him go and I have many more years to collecting experience, I'm revisiting him with a more critical eye. He is still clean but has picked up some powdery rust on and around the lateral adjustment lever. Apparently I never did anything to the cutter. It has a few small chips in it but nothing a light grinding wouldn't take out. To my surprise the cutter, of ample length, is not marked. Possible replacement. There are a few small burrs on the chip breaker screw.
Considered offered for $25, purchaser to pay shipping and insurance costs. I can put a price on shipping and insurance when I know where I'm shipping. Weight of the package is 4lb 14 oz. Size is 20”x14”x3.5”
I don't want to brag, but some of my wood is on its 2nd or 3rd project!
