Flea Markets finds

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Went to several flea markets yesterday. Picked up a couple items.

Stanley 5 1/4, Type 13, $32. No blade, broken tote. Little close to my self imposed spending limit.

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Stanley 130 block plane. $25 and over my limit, but it is the only one I have ever seen in the wild. Be no more at this price.

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Looked at several Stanley block planes, just don't have the use for them. Seen several wooden molders and block planes. Some Sargents, Unions and a Perloizzi (sp)?
 
Looked at several Stanley block planes, just don't have the use for them.

That's when you buy them and re-sell here, everybody still gets a good deal. It was a huge change in attitude for me when I realized that if I saw a tool I didn't need, but was nice and also inexpensive, I could buy it and pass it on to someone else, and also cover the expenses for the hunt. Great fun.

Steve, that looks like a very nice 5 1/4. I use mine all the time, and it is a great plane to have.
 
Interesting that the 5¼ has the chipbreaker, but not the blade. Blades are easy to find - not so the chipbreaker. (Same blade as a #3, BTW)
 
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