Originally Posted by scoony
If the grain is not too crazy, I can get a finished surface from the planes. no or very light sanding required.

Yep. I've seen fellers on the interwebs do that - pretty cool.

If I get a used Stanley, I'm sure it would need a good sharpening and adjustment, but set-up shouldn't be too difficult.

l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
- Del Gue