By James E. Price Woodworking planes are merely sharp chisels firmly restrained at a prescribed pitch in a body that can be gripped in a …

By James Price I arrived home today from the Midwest Tool Collectors meeting in Springfield, Illinois with lots of tool treasures. I went up there …

The following is information obtained from PATENTED TRANSITIONAL & METALLIC PLANES IN AMERICA, VOLUME I, Union Catalogs and my observations. Other Union pages are here …

Also see a list of my Stanley Transitionals. Although not all types are represented, all sizes are. Type 1. Boston Bailey 1867-1869 A. Trademark stamped …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

From the collection of Michael Powers This piece of handsaw history was picked up in an auction in Illinois. Hazard Knowles is best known for making …

By James R. Norris There I was innocently walking through a resell shop looking for a bird bath. I felt a tug on my pants …

The stamp ( it’s not an etch) says Cornell Willis & Co There maybe “wood & co” under Willis in the arch. Maybe it got …

  By Bob Summerfield  (www.rmsaws.com) Missoula, Montana January, 2017 Henry Disston & Sons of Philadelphia, PA made more handsaws than any other manufacturer in history. …

By James A Ruble First posted here on Facebook Comments and ideas go here Here we go with a handle build for the Disston D8 …

For sharpening Crosscut saws.