Saw this in a box lot at a local auction last Saturday.  Thought for a
second there that I might be going home with a Millers Falls plane.  A
second look cured me of that notion.  This one has (had)
red plastic handles.  So, how do you get a handle to look like this?

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And on a brighter note, I ended getting something that I don't remember
seeing before.  Probably cause I never looked.  A two yard wooden
advertising yard stick.  I was the only bidder at a buck, so  I guess I
left some money on the table.  Measured it at home, and found it to be
within 1/16" full length.  I expect it's accurate on day out of the year.
No idea what I'm gonna do with it, but it is different.

Gary Caron
York, PA