This Rapier Block showed up in my shop one day, thanks to my LJ friend Poopiekat. Rapier is an English made plane. I always thought […]
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Who Made That Block Plane
I always get asked about knuckle block planes. Stanley, Sargent, Union, and many others made a knuckle block and they made them for many other […]
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Stanley #65 type 1 restoration
This is a recent restoration of a type 1 Stanley #65. According to Virginia Tool Works this would have been manufactured in 1898 through 1900. […]
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Saving a Stanley Type 2. Risk equals reward.
I took a little risk buying this Stanley type 2 # 6. It had some condition issues. The issues included some pitting, one frog […]
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Repairing the Bench Plane Tote, the dw way
Seasonal expansion & contraction of the wood. The metal screw is tightened in the wintertime when the wood is dry, and then in the summertime, the wood expands as it picks up moisture from the humid air. The head of the tote screw digs into the wood unless the tension on the screw is backed off. At the approach of the cool, dry season, the wood shrinks again and the screw becomes loose.
Continue readingHistory of SARGENT
In 1810, the Sargent family entered the hardware business, beginning the trail that eventually led to the present SARGENT Manufacturing Company. Joseph Bradford Sargent […]
Continue readingStanley Cutter dates
Stanley – Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]
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Stanley Bases
For the type Study guide, click here Type 1 1867-1869 Type 2 1869-1872 Type 3 1872-1873 Type 4 1874-1884 Type 5 1885-1888 Type 6 1888-1892 […]
Continue readingStanley Type 20
Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]
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Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]
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