Mike S. wrote:

We went to a auction this evening and among other things I won the bid on a
Stanley/Bailey plane.
It seems to be in decent shape, except the blade which looks like they tried
to plane nails with it. The base has some rust but not to bad. On the front
of it below the knob it says Bailey # 4. Hoping someone can suggest where to
get a replacement blade and info or a link to a site that would explain what
the different # of planes are used for.
Thanks, Mike


Information on Stanley hand planes can be found at:

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm

The blade may only need to be sharpened. You can try the "Scary Sharp"
system:

http://www.shavings.net/SCARY.HTM

and/or

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5983

If you do need a new blade I suggest getting a Hock blade from Ron Hock:

http://www.hocktools.com/

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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