Comment by coldpie

I do hand-tool woodworking. My favorite tool is my Stanley No 8, which I bought locally. It was manufactured around 1900, making it (probably) older than any living human, and is still being put to work.

http://smokingonabike.com/images/woodworking/game_cabinet/bl...

More about old Stanley planes here: http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm