Very interesting. Thanks for looking at something beyond Stanley Bailey.

my 94 yr old father has one of these and it belonged to his father. so it would have been purchased in the early 1900's. still in use today!

Your shop is beautiful. Ours 55x75 ft shop used to look like it. My spouse and I built it (55x75 ft) He was a master carpenter and knew ever tool, every piece of wood and building material and could build furniture or total houses. He has a display of his father's antique tools, but now cannot remember what they are called...for saw he says "cutting object" for hammer he may say, "hitting object", and shovel..."digging object." Anyway, we have tons of planes, saws, etc. Do you think ebay is the best place to put them for sale, or do you know of another place? Many people would just scrap them since they are not electric. They could bring joy to people who value them.

Looks like a great paper weight. I appreciate the makers effort and incorporated ideas. Everyone doesn’t take first place in any project. Thanks for sharing once again Chester.

Thanks Chet for the deep dive!

Interesting video!! Learned a lot here, thanks for the informative breakdown!!

That is an intrasting plane. Makes a lot of sense to have the chipbreaker attached to the cap as the leading edge of that needs to be in prety much the same place in relation to the sole of the plane no mater the depth of cut. As for the depth adjuster it looks like something that could evolve into a Noris style adjuster. Well as for the tote and knob if that was my plane and I had it as a user not a collector I would kjust make new ones to fit my hands.

It might help with the wobble on single rod if you got another rod that fits hole to use and flatten the top side where the bolts set and keep the original in case you want to sell as original later. On the wooden rail try gluing a board to the runner along the top to stop pivoting, you will want to slope or round the front of this top board.

Nice presentation of these plow planes.

I wonder the Veritas box plane compares? It was based on them

Love your content! ☝🏼😊

Really like the one with the 2 rods

I love my cool Record. NB: I made a round channel with a round rasp (and wax it to be very slippery ) at the exit of the shaving in order for the shavings to get out easily instead of accumulating and getting stuck.

They are gateway tool drug! Such joy to use, I like the keep three ready idea. Why did I give one away!?

Thanks for the video Chester, very interesting. I wonder how it compares to using a Stanley 45 of 55 for the same task?

The 043 is a fantastic little plane. As a tool accumulater, I try to justify tools by grouping them for specific tasks. The 278 and a 043 are my “small box” pair of rebate and plough planes. Truth is, they will accomplish much more than that. But, then I’d have to admit that I have way too much overlap in my tool accumulation.

I have a Rapier 043, nearly identical knock-off. Excellent little tool. I especially like it for traveling because it is small but very versatile.

Sweet little planes, always enjoy your educational videos. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks so much!! Loved seeing the comparison between all three especially seeing an in depth examination of an actual Stanley #1.

Thanks for your work explaining these features. I learned a great deal. Looking forward to getting a reference like you used for learning about all of mine.

Mine is missing one of the side pivot brackets that you re drilled the hole for. Any suggestions where I could find a replacement? Thank you.

Just received my Stanley 45 today. Looking forward to checking it out fully. Thanks for your helpful presentation.

Judging from the look of your shooting board I am surprised aesthetics is a priority for you.

Excellent review! I recently bought this pair of miniatures from Lee Valley and found some of the same issues. The fence on the shooting board I received also overhung the track. I trimmed it with the plane itself once I got the plane working. It would probably have been easier to do it with a chisel as Mr. Spier did. The little plane doesn't trim plywood very well. But it's OK. The handle is cute but useless. Worse than useless, actually. It just gets in the way. I removed it and wear a glove to reduce the discomfort of using the plane. I have very big hands and I just couldn't get the plane iron and Norris adjuster properly seated, so I use a small rubber band to hold the iron and adjuster together as a single unit and insert it that way. Then I snip the rubber band and tug it out. In order to let the plane iron move smoothly without hanging up, I had to gently file the grooves in the plane body and the edges of the ends of the mouth. Not a big deal if you're careful and have the right miniature files, but not something you'd expect to have to do with a new western plane. After tweaking, the set works well for shaving and trimming many, but not all, small workpieces. As Mr. Spier found, planing teak with this little tool is not going to be any fun. I also realized that I shouldn't expect it to perform well using the rapid back-and-forth motion we typically use with larger planes and shooting boards. It just doesn't have the mass for that. Instead, I've adopted a slower, more focused and more forceful pushing motion. It works much better. This is a charming little set. It's absolutely worth the price as a collector's item or as a gift for a woodworker to display on a shelf or mantel. It can also work well for a fairly narrow range of uses with small workpieces. For that, though, you should probably expect to do some careful preparation of both products.

HI Chester. I just picked this up. Thanks for your overview. How did you find sharpening it? Did you just go with a micro bevel?

Superb informative presentation

Beautiful plane. I was hoping to see how you restored it.

Good to see you back in the shop. Thanks for the video.

Glad you're doing OK Bob

Very informative. Thanks.

Wonderful to see a new video and that you are well. Look forward to seeing more

Very enjoyable. I have a few transitional planes. I will not hesitate to tune them up when the time comes.

Nice to see you back making videos Chester. Love your content, keep em coming.

Welcome back. I look forward to your next video.😊

Thanks for the video. When using the spur, does it cut outside of the blade, or is it aligned with the edge of the blade?

I have really missed your videos. I hope all is well. And, it’s great to have you back.

Glad you are feeling better. Thanks for sharing that find with us.

That is a very nice find.

Thank you for sharing great scrub planes

Nice video! I wasn't aware this plane existed.

You need to clean you bench top. It's just a "plane" mess.😅

One of the best most informative channels on you tube lots of informative content

nice video

Exelent. Gracias

Very informative video, thanks 😊

Hi Chester. Great video. I happen to have the newer model of the #97, equipped with the buttresses. Only problem it is missing the blade. Do you know where I could source the SW blade I require.

I own one plane, always love a useful toy.

Wood species?

Very helpful and informative. Im away on a trip and now you have me curious if i have a push drill smong my collection.

Thanks! RWB ❤🎉