Stanley No. 271 Router

Construction materials and proper tools are necessary for making guitars. Gerald J. Bakus, A Comprehensive Reference to the Classical and Flamenco Guitar , 1977 This little tool has sat on the shelf for awhile, it wasn't forgotten, I don't have much use for it. I purchased it from McGuckin's Hardware in Boulder, Colorado in 1994, I think Stanley stopped making No. 271 right after that. I once had the box that it came in, now lost in some move. I've used it a few times, but never really did any kind of work where it was needed. I did use it to finish the shelf on the neck on the latest Torres/Santos guitar... ...and today I retrieved it to start working down the heel for the heel cap. I guess I will start using it more often! I plan on changing the angle on the iron, it's a little too blunt, maybe something more along a 20 degree angle, anything to help it pare better. I know that one can still find original Stanley No. 271 planes