A beginner's guide to identification and value for collectors of Stanley planes with hints and tips accumulated over 25 years of full time tool dealing and countless mistakes you don't want to repeat. - Hints and tips on collecting. Cleaning and restoring. A short Stanley history. Manufacturing details. Tricks of the trade. What to check. Estimated auction values. Detailed colour pictures of the entire Stanley plane range. All in a handy A4 magazine format in full color Hans Brunner started off as an accountant. After leaving his job as operations director with USA Today International he made antique tools his full time business in Australia. For well over twenty years Hans has sold tens of thousands of vintage woodworking tools to buyers all over the world. Hans Brunner is a published author with over a dozen books to his credit. He is married with three children and four grand-children. Tool dealing now takes a back seat to writing and publishing.