If you have ever wanted to restore your antique hand plane’s original japanned finish, here are some tips, tools, techniques and compounds that can help you achieve your goals.
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Who made the “Right-Hand” Bend Lateral Lever Fulton Hand Planes?
Buckeye Saw Vise Company comes to light as supplier of some Fulton hand planes.
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A History of the Fulton Model 5260 and 5262 Cast Iron Bench Planes Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Fulton planes owners can now determine if their plane is a model 5272/5260/5262 and what years it was available in the Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs
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THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY – A Brief History Part 2
By David W Babcock Part 1 Part 3 PLANES The following is a summary of the 1877 Sandusky Tool Co. (STC) catalog. In this Catalog, […]
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Making hickory handles for tools
By James Price The weather has been cold, rainy, and gloomy on The Ozark Border for days. It was during such times that my Pa […]
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THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY – A Brief History
By David W. Babcock The following is a brief history of The Sandusky Tool Company (STC) compiled from several sources. Every attempt has been made […]
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Helve a Small Bearded Hatchet by James E. Price
By James E. Price Today I decided to beat the heat and stay in the shade while completing a project involving putting a helve in […]
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A Hollow Auger Made From a Skewed Rabbet Plane
By James E. Price Woodworking planes are merely sharp chisels firmly restrained at a prescribed pitch in a body that can be gripped in a […]
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An Early Brace circa 1820’s
James E. Price I attended The Great Planes Trading Company antique tool auction last Saturday in St. Peter’s, Missouri and came away with less money […]
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The Stanley #85 by James Price
By James Price I arrived home today from the Midwest Tool Collectors meeting in Springfield, Illinois with lots of tool treasures. I went up there […]
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