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Old 01-29-2021, 08:05 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by ed morini View Post
Millers Falls made great planes. I can remember going to Spags in Worcester, when I was starting out. Got a Langdon miter box(still with me) and 2, No 9 smooth planes with the two piece lever cap. I would argue these smoothers are a step up from a Stanley 4, and recently have seen quite an uptick in value. I did swap out the iron for a Hock on one of them and it has performed very well.
I have quite a few planes in my till and while I don't use them as much as I used to, when I do certain operations they are like old friends.
I can understand your desire to lighten the load but In my experience I've always experienced sellers remorse when they're gone
Haven’t heard that name in years..
Did the same when I started out from CC more than once Ed..
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