Used veritas planes on ebay

[hbmcc]

I feel EXACTLY the same way. The shiny new tools in my shop always get passed by as I reach for the rusty/repaired tools. I just hate to be the guy who rubs all the red off the pop. As for the tools that are broken in-- well, they get used and abused like a rented mule.

Interesting analogy. I've never rented a mule, myself. However, my wife's grandfather was very fond of his own teams. I hate renting because the stuff is barely operational and I can see them trying to stick me for the inevitable.

But yeah, it took a while to warm up my new LN #4. I did go to a #5 Stanley to shoot endgrain a couple days ago. But that might have been due to blade setting and not scratches on polished bronze.

You lost me on "red of the pop...."

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

Well back in the day, everyone knew that the red food dye #2 wass the best part of a popsicle. Once the red is gone, the rest is pretty bland. So once the red is gone, the new is all licked off.

[EricU]

I use "beat it like a rented mule" a lot.  But since I moved here and have seen how big the mules are, I don't think I would beat one.  They must be part Clydesdale

[mvflaim]

Well go figure. I had the chance of buying a Veritas 4 1/2 for $60 at the Brimfield Antique Show a few weeks ago. I guess I passed up a good deal.

New tools are nice, but old tools have a story to tell. I enjoy prolonging the story.

Mike

[s9plus20]

Sometimes the Veritas planes are not in stock and the quickest route is used.

[AHill]

At some point, all those "old" planes were new. Maybe 75 years from now, folks will pass up the latest and greatest hand plane for a vintage Veritas, because of the stories they could tell.