Recently was gifted an American Boy hand plane from my Dad. He said it was originally my great-grandfather's.
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I was once given a couple of hand planes, and instead of restoring them I gave them to a woodworker who worked for the same company, thinking "When am I ever going to use a hand plane?".
Turns out about one a week I was borrowing one from him. They're super tools to have!