Written 5/3/91 By Carl StoutenbergSpecial Thanks to Roger K. Smith Regarding the OH series Planes reported on with much speculation on page 30 of volume […]
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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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Stanley Canada–The Early Years
Ask users of Stanley hand planes which type is the best to use on the bench and you will likely spark up an interesting discussion […]
Continue readingTuning time. What Vintage Hand Plane is Best?
The following quote was a post made by Casey Benton on a Facebook conversation. I thought it would be good to add some thoughts and […]
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An Ohio Tools Mystery – The 300 Series Hand Plane
Over the years I’ve seen evidence of a series of Hand Planes made by Ohio Tools. These plane are similar to their typical line of […]
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An In-depth Study of Number Two Bailey Hand Planes Chapter One: The Long and Short of It
by Pat Thomas (First posted by plane-dealer.com) This is the first in a series of articles, published in no particular order over the next several […]
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The Millers Falls Buck Rogers #714 Jack Plane
The Millers Falls Buck Rogers #714 Jack Plane The first time you take a The Millers Falls Buck Rogers plane apart, it’s a little daunting […]
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Siegley Hahn Bench Plane Lever caps
Back to Jacob Siegley Hand Planes Let’s take a look at the differences in the Siegley Hahn Bench Plane Lever caps. These help date the […]
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