Gentle Galoots,
John Ruth wrote, in another thread, "I absolutely love stories about finding
various parts of the same tool in different venues!"
I have a few stories like that. They don't involve the exact same tool, but the
same make and model.
First was a Stanley Bedrock 605 jack plane with a chunk out of one of it's round
sides. I found it in a 2nd-hand store for $20. It was pretty rusty, but cleaned
up fairly well with a little electrolysis and some elbow grease. A couple of
years later I found an intact replacement body for $10 at a flea market. The
only difference was that the replacement has a corrugated sole. But it works
fine.
The second story involves a Stanley 67 Universal Spokeshave. The first one came
with the curved sole and was given to me by one of my sisters-in-law. Her late
father had found it at a yard sale. She told me that he never saw a tool he
didn't like. A man after my own heart! Anyway, a few years later I found another
Stanley 67 at a PNTC meeting, this time with the flat sole. Ed MInch had a
similar Stanley 67 story a few days ago.
The third story involves a Stanley 607 Bedrock jointer plane that I found in an
antique shop with the top of the frog and the adjustment lever broken off. Years
later I found an intact replacement frog (with lateral adjustment lever) at a
PNTC meeting for a modest price. The person who sold it to me said that it came
out of a 606, but it fits fine.
I would guess that many of you have similar stories.
Cheers,Chuck Taylornorth of Seattle (where there is snow on the ground)