hmmm..i think i'll scout out ebay.

: All my planes are old (at least 40 years) but they work as well as any new
: tool. And I think a distinction must be made between new Stanleys and old.
: The old ones were considered high quality, whereas the new ones are little
: more than toys made in China.
: Lie-Nielsen tools are truly excellent, but almost unusable because of their
: beauty, and Veritas tools are probably the best deal, and very good in
: their own right, but I find rebuilding an old stanley to be fun all on its
: own. And they can be bought for very little if you don't care about having
: the original paint. Rust comes right off in no time.

: -Chuck