By – Preston Sweeney and originally published in the June Issue of the Gristmill (http://mwtca.org/) The historic city of Saratoga Springs, New York, known for […]
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Cleaning the small pesky Frog Washers -By Tom Strader
By Tom Strader Cleaning the small pesky Frog Washers. Find a #1 phillips screw driver and place the washer about half way down the shaft. […]
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By Tom Strader Stanley 45/55 Spur Cleaning and Sharpening. I recently received a Stanley 45 with a small envelope containing a slightly rusty Spur. How […]
Continue readingWOODEN BENCH PLANES (Most commonly found on carpenters benches) By Tom Strader
BENCH PLANES (Most commonly found on carpenters benches) Smooth Plane: commonly called a Coffin. Common Size 6 ½ “ to 9 “ Smooth Plane, coffin, […]
Continue readingThe Price of Immortality
“You have chosen…wisely. But, beware: the Grail cannot pass beyond the Great Seal, for that is the boundary, and the price, of immortality.” – The […]
Continue readingPlane Making in Scotland
By Tom Strader Plane making in Scotland was an honorable profession and passed down through generations. These plow, or plough planes are all Wedge […]
Continue readingSargent Transitional type Study
Type 1 1891-1901 Twisted finger end with Horseshoe lateral Type 2 1902-1909 Twisted finger end with folded disc type lateral Type 3 1910-1918 VBM Folded […]
Continue readingThe Stanley Cordovan Era
Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]
Continue readingRestoration of Japanned Plow Planes – By Don Bosse.
By Don Bosse. The best advice I can give buy the best tool you can afford, the less you have to do the better, […]
Continue readingThe Elusive Stanley Type 3.
Thanks to Joyce and Eric Robinson for the images. Check out their The Vintage Tool Shoppe in Fremont, New Hampshire or New Hampshire Plane Parts […]
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