[Drumone]

Thanks for the feedback! Considering all of your points and the condition and cost of this planer, I'm going to pass on it.

 

[Drumone]

Thanks for the additional feedback and education guys! Where I'm located in NC seems to be a woodworking desert. Not much is available and what is available is either in horrible condition or way overpriced. Someone has a Craftsman C 559B listed that I may consider. However, I can't seem to find any information on it. I picked up a Millers Falls plane from a local retired guy, but I think I overpaid. I haven't had time to restore it yet. Working on my degree and family commitments have required all my time lately. I did find time to drool over the Lie-Nielson website though. Sadly, the trip to Maine will have to wait until I've finished this degree and landed a full-time job again. @DrRobert, do you have any suggestions for brands/models of the planes you mentioned? That would really help in my search!

 

[Drumone]

Thanks @DrRobert! With so many options available it has been difficult to narrow it down. I did come across Patrick's site for Stanley planes recently. I used it tonight to look a block plane listed on Marketplace. Unfortunately, it was a model that Patrick's lists as not being a good option. I think I'm going to stick to finding things local that I can put my hands on. As my wife says, I have huge hands. I picked the Millers Falls based on how it felt in my hands. Hopefully that will work well once it's restored. As for sharpening stones, I'm set for life! I posted a little while back asking for advice as to what I should keep from a monster $40 haul I picked up. That reminds me, I need to list the extras here for someone to take advantage of.