Any woodworkers?

Those new bailey's are not what the old ones where like, plastic totes etc. They can be tuned up and made usable. But in my opinion you'd be better off trying to find an original. But I also understand that money can be an issue, 60 bucks is appealing.

 

Yeah I've seen some at antique places, might find a deal

 

You'll like the one with the corrugated sole, they slide easier and are less sticky.

 

But be carefull looking for vintage planes, it quickly becomes an addiction.

 

Yeah that's years of collecting. I have nearly all of the Stanley Bailey planes. Funny thing is I only use a couple, the rest are just part of the hobby or obsession or whatever you want to call it. Some people do it with guns, I did it with handplanes it seems.

 

What is the rationale behind having so many? Do they all have a different function?

 

I think he explained it. I read it as “because I could.”

 

They do have different functions. But as captamerica said it's because I could. I'm just a collector. There's only a few that I use on a regular basis

 

Ain’t nothing wrong with that. There’s far worse things to collect…and only a few cooler.

 

Hot Wheels

 

I guess, what is the purpose of having all of the different types of flat planes when they all do the same basic function?

 

Oh, this kind of makes sense.

 

If you want a workout push one of those 22" jointer planes across a board or a workbench glue up until its flat.

 

Also, whats junk the blades, frame or both?

 

The same reason I am closing in on a couple thousand Hot Wheels.. because we can