Diamond Edge #4C by Shapliegh Shapliegh Hardware Co Diamond Edge – Diamond Edge was a brand name used by the Shapliegh Hardware Co. Many were made by Sargent but […]
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Shelton #04 or maybe not.
This Shelton plane was manufactured under the US Patent: 1,914,609 by Cornelius J. MacAller – Derby, CT. The Shelton Plane and Tool Manufacturing was […]
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A Derusting Shoot-out
By Blair Kemp I thought i would do a quick shoot out for rust removal when scrubbing for light removal. This seems to be a […]
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Interesting Hand Plane Tidbit for Today (1)
Samuel Oxhandler’s design, patent #D137,230, for a bench plane was done for the Sargent Company of New Haven, Connecticut. It was later cited as a […]
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Hand Planes By Modern Grinder Company
From the depths of the tool shelves I dug out these planes of which most have never heard. A M0220 M03 and M04. These were made […]
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Ohio Tools Block Planes
Here is my modest collection to date of Ohio Tools Block Planes. I think it covers a wide spectrum of what you’ll find for […]
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Stanley Two Tone
Written 5/3/91 By Carl Stoutenberg Special Thanks to Roger K. Smith Regarding the OH series Planes reported on with much speculation on page 30 of […]
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Look-A-likes – Sargent Auto-Set and Stanley/Gage Self Setting Planes
By James A. Clarke (Hilton NY) Some Background: To put my following comments into perspective — I am retired from engineering of signal control systems […]
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Is This Frog Adjustable?
On a Bailey Patent type hand plane and other similar designs, the frog is held in place by two screws that allows the frog to […]
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Millers Falls Skewed Jack Prototype
A Would Have Been Legend Millers Falls Prototype. Written and Photographed by Robert Porter With a special thanks to a fellow Millers Falls Collector Glen […]
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