Dear All,

What is a "furring plane"?

Here is one from Ebay that went for a lot of money,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3250865114

Thanks,

David.

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I don't know what it's for David, but a correction to your post is that it
was LISTED for a lot, but it didn't receive any bids. The owner seems to
think it's valuable though with a $1200 starting bid. Or, they meant to put
in 12.00 and forgot the decimal point.
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Dear All,

What is a "furring plane"?

Here is one from Ebay that went for a lot of money,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3250865114

Thanks,

David.

Every neighbourhood has one, in mine, I'm him.

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It removes wood fur, of course. It's rarely used since wood fur is a
genetic defect and only affects a very small percentage of woods. I think
this plane became obsolete when wood shears became commercially available so
time ago.

there is more than one way to skin a cat, furring plane is #63. ;-)

BRuce

David F. Eisan wrote:

Dear All,

What is a "furring plane"?

Here is one from Ebay that went for a lot of money,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3250865114

Thanks,

David.

Every neighbourhood has one, in mine, I'm him.

Remove the "splinter" from my email address to email me.

Newbies, please read this newsgroups FAQ.

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BRuce

here is the real answer

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan14.htm#num340

BRuce

David F. Eisan wrote:

Dear All,

What is a "furring plane"?

Here is one from Ebay that went for a lot of money,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3250865114

Thanks,

David.

Every neighbourhood has one, in mine, I'm him.

Remove the "splinter" from my email address to email me.

Newbies, please read this newsgroups FAQ.

rec.ww FAQ http://www.robson.org/woodfaq/
Archives http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
Crowbar FAQ http://www.klownhammer.org/crowbar



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BRuce

David F. Eisan wrote:
Dear All,
What is a "furring plane"?

From the mouth (actually his keyboard) of the master.

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan14.htm#num340

Just say (tmPL), the seller consulted John Walter before he
listed it.

UA100

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Dear All,

What is a "furring plane"?

A plane made in a different country?

B.

Larry C in Auburn, WA wrote:

think it's valuable though with a $1200 starting bid. Or, they meant to
put in 12.00 and forgot the decimal point.

For $1,200 it had better come with a 24K gold tote and knob.

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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 01:53:23 GMT, "David F. Eisan"
brought forth from the murky depths:

Dear All,

What is a "furring plane"?

Forget that. Just get a girlfriend who shaves. ww,nn,kwim?


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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 01:53:23 GMT, "David F. Eisan"
wrote:

What is a "furring plane"?

Galoot razor. When you've given up on ever trying to make anything
and switched entirely to being a collector, then you start to hanker
after the more obscure of Stanley's products. Back then they also made
razors, but the late Victorian beard was a tougher beast than today's
little pointed web-monkey jobs, and so two-handed razors or
"de-furring planes" were briefly popular.

Here is one from Ebay that went for a lot of money,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3250865114

It's listed at a price that's _about_right_ for one of these !

They're damned rare, that's all.


It's actually a useful plane. If you're milling timber and you want to
feed boards through your own planer knives after they've sat around
getting dirty, then this will take the rough knife-nicking stuff off
without getting caught in the furry bits. If you don't have one of
these to use, then a scrub plane does the job nearly as well.

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Unisaw A100 writes:

rom the mouth (actually his keyboard) of the master.

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan14.htm#num340

Just say (tmPL), the seller consulted John Walter before he
listed it.

Jeez, John's the acknowledged expert on Stanley prices, but the lister is not
an expert on auctions. If he felt like he had to get $1200 for the thing, he
should have put a 1200 buck reserve on it and a starting price of $100 or so.

And shot some good photos. Those are horrid. For that price, I would want to
bloody well SEE what I'm dumping on my PayPal account!

Too, I'd like to know if that's the price JW would sell the plane for, or what
he'd buy it for.

Charlie Self

"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. "
Ronald Reagan

"Larry C in Auburn, WA" wrote in message
news:LvUvb.206911$mZ5.1545589@attbi_s54...
I don't know what it's for David, but a correction to your post is that it
was LISTED for a lot, but it didn't receive any bids. The owner seems to
think it's valuable though with a $1200 starting bid. Or, they meant to
put
in 12.00 and forgot the decimal point.
--
Larry C in Auburn, WA


I am sure they meant $1200. It is a rare plane, and in original condition,
it's probably close to worth it. Go to www.supertool.com and click on
Stanley Bood and Gore for much more information.

Jon E