Most major manufacturers of vintage planes had circular planes in their line up. Circular planes, or planes sometimes called Compass planes, are for planing convex […]
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Styles of Metal Skates on Wood Plow Planes–By Tom Strader
Styles of Metal Skates on Wood Plow Planes–By Tom Strader The Skate: To the average person, the first thing they think of when they here […]
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Mitre plane restoration – By RS Woodworks Part 3
Mitre plane restoration – By RS Woodworks Part 3 <–Back to Part 1 <–Part 2 I’ve been very busy with work and other projects and […]
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Stanley Tool Collectors Display – By Preston Sweeney
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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Stanley #45/55 Spur Cleaning and Sharpening By Tom Strader
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 […]
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WOODEN 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, […]
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The 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 […]
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Plane 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 […]
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Sargent 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 […]
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