In case you haven’t heard, 605-1/4s are hot, hot, hot right now! Hotter than Elvis, Derek Zoolander, and that “six-seven” hooey (in descending order of age relevance). This is no “six-seven.” No, no. This is a ten! A ten! (middle age relevance).
Okay, maybe it’s 9.5. Have to leave room to grow, right? Whatever arbitrary number you want to slap on it, this is a drop-dead gorgeous 605-1/4 that appears to us to be a Type 7 Bed Rock. Why do you care? Well, the 605-1/4 was first released during the “Type 7” period of 1923-26. More precisely, it was released in 1926. Still, why do you care? Well, because this appears to be one of those first Bed Rock 605-1/4s to come off the line likely sometime in 1926—and there was less than a year of them being produced. Still can’t get you to care? This all means that the 605-1/4 in front of you (when you’re viewing the photos, obviously) is a fu@%ing pioneer! A trailblazer! One of the brave; the few. Without intrepid, fearless, forward-thinking planes like this, we wouldn’t have later 605-1/4 planes. And that would be a tragedy (in hand plane world, but not so much the real world). So you see, we had a point after all, didn’t we?
The japanning on this plane is mostly excellent, except for the toe, heel, and in front of the mouth. Overall, about 92%. That percentage is an AI-generated number from looking at photos. Why? Man, you ask a lot of questions! Because we thought that might be more accurate than estimating with our eyes and claiming to nail it down to the exact percentage point like all good plane sellers are supposedly able to do. Well, we question this apparent superhuman ability, and we question its goodness. So, we used a superhuman computer to figure it out. And we feel shame for embracing that terrifying technology. Anyway, we digress. The other thing we wanted to mention that may not be obvious in the photos is there’s a good chance a prior owner lacquered (or applied a similar clear protective finish) over the amazing condition rosewood tote and knob, probably to protect that decal. And doesn’t the decal look sharp? Well done with that preservation move, we say.
Otherwise, it’s clean as a whistle and awesome, per the pics.
Ships to you exceedingly well-packed and insured just in case.
In case you haven’t heard, 605-1/4s are hot, hot, hot right now! Hotter than Elvis, Derek Zoolander, and that “six-seven” hooey (in descending order of age relevance). This is no “six-seven.” No, no. This is a ten! A ten! (middle age relevance).
Okay, maybe it’s 9.5. Have to leave room to grow, right? Whatever arbitrary number you want to slap on it, this is a drop-dead gorgeous 605-1/4 that appears to us to be a Type 7 Bed Rock. Why do you care? Well, the 605-1/4 was first released during the “Type 7” period of 1923-26. More precisely, it was released in 1926. Still, why do you care? Well, because this appears to be one of those first Bed Rock 605-1/4s to come off the line likely sometime in 1926—and there was less than a year of them being produced. Still can’t get you to care? This all means that the 605-1/4 in front of you (when you’re viewing the photos, obviously) is a fu@%ing pioneer! A trailblazer! One of the brave; the few. Without intrepid, fearless, forward-thinking planes like this, we wouldn’t have later 605-1/4 planes. And that would be a tragedy (in hand plane world, but not so much the real world). So you see, we had a point after all, didn’t we?
The japanning on this plane is mostly excellent, except for the toe, heel, and in front of the mouth. Overall, about 92%. That percentage is an AI-generated number from looking at photos. Why? Man, you ask a lot of questions! Because we thought that might be more accurate than estimating with our eyes and claiming to nail it down to the exact percentage point like all good plane sellers are supposedly able to do. Well, we question this apparent superhuman ability, and we question its goodness. So, we used a superhuman computer to figure it out. And we feel shame for embracing that terrifying technology. Anyway, we digress. The other thing we wanted to mention that may not be obvious in the photos is there’s a good chance a prior owner lacquered (or applied a similar clear protective finish) over the amazing condition rosewood tote and knob, probably to protect that decal. And doesn’t the decal look sharp? Well done with that preservation move, we say.
Otherwise, it’s clean as a whistle and awesome, per the pics.
Ships to you exceedingly well-packed and insured just in case.
