Another plane collection

Cosmin sent over pictures of his favorite tool collection: planes. He writes:

They have not been inherited as I come from a long line of geeks; all I got was a stack of computer punch cards. I have gathered the planes over less than 2 years, which is just about as long as I have been interested in woodworking. I took some photos of the warzone to give some perspective. Then I placed the planes on item #1 from my honey-do list (11/4 thick walnut bench) and took somes shots. For reference, the walnut piece is exactly 12" wide. I promise I did tidy up the place before I took the shots and I chose the best available angle. 

My current interest is building stave shell drums. I am slowly getting there. In the mean time, I am developing a huge interest in hand tools. Next on my list is a Roubo workbench, braces, more drawknives, a beam drill, and a few more drawbore pins.

One car garage shop from several angles

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ECE planes I acquired from a local retired piano builder, and a Knaus plane

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Vintage violin maker planes

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Stanley block planes, first is low angle, second is a 60 1/2, 

last one is a modern day Stanley plane that I use as a counterexample of quality

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Japanese chamfer plane, size 4 Gage plane, coffin plane, Stanley 132 with broken tote top,

Wien brand jointer plane (could not find any info about the brand) 

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Stanley planes: 40, 3, 4, 5 1/4, 5, 5, 6, 8, 8 

(this last #8 is a mongrel plane as I have put it together from parts)

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Patternmaker plane with removable wooden round bottom, and a 

Made in USA Craftsman dado plane (to my surprize, Craftsman was at some point made in USA)

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