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 […]
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Tuning 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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Edwin Hahn #12 Jointer
Edwin Hahn is one of the Wilkes-Barre PA plane makers. John Rumpf wrote an excellent book on the subject titled Plane Makers of Wikes-Barre, Pennsylvania: […]
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Repairing and or Replacing Box Labels
Circular Planes
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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