eganders wrote:
I have a Millers Falls no. 714 that is in excellent shape. I have been
using it for a couple of years off and on. It was designed for general
carpentry, but it appears to have a lot of value in the collector's
market.

http://www.public.coe.edu/~rroeder/main/bench/buckr.htm

http://www.toolsrules.com/PLANES.htm
(see 4th item down)

Mine is a type 1. There is one of the handle screws missing, but
otherwise it looks like it could have been bought last week.

I often wonder if I should sell it and get a Lie Nielson equivelent and
possibly still have money left over for some other tools. Although it
works very well, it was designed for carpentry (has a fairly wide fixed
throat).

Does anyone know what the range of prices are for this plane? The
$1,500 price seems like it would be at the top end.

Eric


My wife picked up a type 1 # 714 for me about a year ago at a flea
market. It required only some minor cleaning, a tune up and is in
almost perfect shape (a few scratches). It didn't come with the box.
She paid $15.00 for it. Do you suppose the box is worth $1,485?

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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