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Adam Dunlap Plane
November 28th, 2007 10:31 PM
November 28, 2007 Dunlap Plane


I just received my Sears Dunlap #3 Smoothing Plane from a seller on the e of Bay.

It came in its original box.

Sears positioned Dunlap Tools as "excellent values", just below their Craftsman tools in value (and expense), but above their entry-level/occasional use Fulton tool line.

This particular tool is in very good condition.

It has not seen any appreciable use.

It has all of its Japanning (black finish).

Just a few Redwood shavings.

It is Made in the USA.

And, is a relative of the Stanley Bench plane.

With a little fettling, it should make a very good addition to my selection of hand woodworking tools.
Joe OEM?
November 29th, 2007 11:14 AM
Were these Stanley made?
Adam Arps
January 6th, 2008 04:25 AM
Vendor 619 (OWWM listed as Arps Corporation) made it.

It is a bit of an odd bird.

There be no chrome plated parts on it.

Nickel plated at best.

The adjustment knob is substantial, nickel plated brass.

It was sold as a SOLID "Quality Plane for Less".

In fact;

THIS PLANE IS A RUGGED PRECISION MADE TOOL AND IF USED CORRECTLY, WILL GIVE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE.

It is still in excellent condition.

The owner must not have hammered on/with it.

"It's a good tool isn't it?"

Yaa... But, it ain't lifetime warranted.

This tool is easily as old as I am.

:)

I got the Fulton, Dunlap, Craftsman, Stanley, Lie Nielsen, Veritas, Auburn, L.A. Mathers, Record, E-C-E, Sargent, and AMT brand name planes.

All goodn's, thanks to Norton abrasives and Arkansas stones.

I used to HATE using my father's STANLEY smoothing plane, until I fettled it.

Now, it works like a champ.
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