The Ready Service Shelf
#8
The woodshop's work bench does have such a shelf..
   
Where I stash the planes that I think will come in handy during a Project.   There is a Stanley No. 6c, Type 17 that stays in the bench's tool well, but down on the shelf there is a second No. 6c...
   
A Type 9, I think...next?
   
These 2 usually sit near the Leg vise end of the shelf...A Stanley No. 3, Type 15...and a Stanley No. 4-1/2, Type 11.   Easy to grab and put right to work....I seem to grab the No.3 most of the time

Also on that shelf?
   
This is a Millers Falls No. 15, Type 3...uses a 2-1/4" wide iron...this is standing in for a Stanley No. 5-1/2, Type 11, that is taking a break, for now, it has the 2-3/8" iron.

I do have a "normal size" jack plane...
   
Not sure what Type it is..as it is an Ohio No. 0 5 Jack.....it is taking it's turn in the "Rotation"  of the rest of the jack planes...

Also tucked away on the shelf...
   
Old Heft & Hubris himself...Stanley No. 8c....

Also tucked away behind these bigger planes..
   
Millers Falls No. 8, type 2...same size as the Stanley No. 3, and about the same age...also back in a corner..
   
Is a Millers Falls No. 9, Type 3 (WW2 era) that is the same size as my Stanley No. 4 planes. 

There is one other plane that is always sitting on my bench..
   
Mutt & Jeff?   Stanley No. 60-1/2..The Cordovan Low angle Block plane...


All these planes are sitting where I can just reach down and grab whatever size I need for a task on the bench..

Anybody else keep a set pf planes handy...?
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#9
Yes, I collect Keen Kutter K series planes. They are users. I have two sets I am collecting. Flat bottom and a set of corrugated. I need about 6 planes as of yet to complete my collection. But to be honest the 5s and 6s see the most work. And that is only because of the type of work I do.

But I will bet a dollar and a dime that you, Bandit, have a lot more planes than pictured

Tom
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#10
It looks like you have quite a few Miller Falls planes. I think the ones with the 2 piece lever caps are a step up from the Stanley Bailey planes. Step up but don't demand the price the Stanley's get. good choice.

Tom
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#11
I have 2 tils of planes in the shop..these in the Ready Service Shelf are there so I can 1) easily reach down and grab the plane I need, and 2) NOT have to sort through either Til for the plane I wanted.....

I do happen to have a Keen Kutter plane....but, it is a later KK -4 Smoother.  I seem to recall it does have a smooth sole, though...
Next trip to the shop, I just might dig it out and take a few photos...IF anyone wants...
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#12
Hmmm...my mistake...
   
Appears to be a KK 4c....front view?
   
Lets see...
   
KeenKutter Logo on the iron, large hole at the top, Keyhole Lever Cap, and..
   
Rear Deck is a bit plain...twisted Lateral Lever...
   
Compared to a Stanley No. 4-1/2c, Type 11....
   
Which is not only wider, but almost an inch at both ends longer than the KK 4c

May see how it works, compared to the Millers Falls No. 9
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#13
I am sure you can get the KK to work just fine, because any plane will work if sharpened. And from some of your photo's of shavings you have mastered sharpening. I believe the KK series was made by Ohio Tool and to me it is just another plane that I don't consider buying. I have in the past. My first plane was a Sheldon and I really liked the plane at the time, but today it falls in the lesser category for me.

I collect the Keen Kutter K series plane which was made by Stanley. It is basically an under cover Bedrock Round Side. Will it cut any better than the planes you have pictured? The answer is no. And it will cut just as well as a   Lie-Nielsen, Yes. Why I chose that series of plane to collect, I don't have the foggiest idea, I just did. I do like the fact that the frog is fitted in such a way so it doesn't twist at the toe of the frog. But the earlier Stanley Baileys were fitted tight at the toe as well as the Miller Falls you have pictures are.  Again I don't pay any attention to types, so I do not know what the type of Stanley was when there quality started slipping. I do know it when  I see it though.

Any way thank you for the time it took for you to find and take photos of your Keen Kutter plane..

Tom
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#14
Bandit, I know you like to show planes taking a shavings so I thought I would show some with my Keen Kutter. It is easy to show a picture of a plane, but harder to show it taking a cut  so I though I would follow your example. My plane does have a Hock 01 blade in it. Is an after market blade necessary? NO, but the original one was mostly used up. It is one of my most used planes and I think it holds an edge a little longer than the original so it got changed. Will it hold an edge longer, I never researched it to find out but I think it does so in my mind at least,  to me it does.

   

   

   

   

Tom
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