I will be tailgating, so I hope to see some of you there. The MWTCA Tool Swap meet for Area R will take place this […]
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Silcock & Lowe Plough Plane
One of my favorite antique shows for finding rusty and cool tools is the Madison Bouckville Antique week. We go every chance we get and […]
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A Milbro #4 Smoother
originally posted 2011 I purchased this plane on ebay. I bought it because it was advertised as an aluminum plane, and I love my Stanley […]
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Sharpening a Hand Plane
This is a chapter in “With My Own Hands – How To Restore a Vintage Hand Plane for Woodworking” Like all sections in this book, […]
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Sargent Model Shop Tools: Prototype Successor to Shaw’s Patent Planes?
By James R. Gillis Here it is at only the second post of this blog and I’ve gone off the subject of Stanley Model Shop […]
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Vintage #4 metal bodied Smoothing Plane Weight Comparisons
By Eric Brown Vintage #4 metal bodied Smoothing Plane Weight Comparisons A smoothing plane needs several things in order to operate properly. Obviously the bottom […]
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Shelton Hand Plane Study
By Eric Brown For a good write up on Shelton history see: Shelton #04 or maybe not. | TimeTestedTools Some of the planes shown here […]
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Manufactured Gimlet Bit Handles
If you are seriously pursuing collecting a wide variety of boring and drilling tools, you will find my post today of interest. The subject is manufactured gimlet bit handles. You probably have a bunch of gimlets that are permanently fitted in wooden or metal handles because they are common. Handles that accept a variety of bits are not so common. In this post I show you some of the latter in my collection. Now that you know what they look like, go out there and find some.
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W.A. Clark Expansive Bits by Eric Brown
W.A. Clark expansive bits by Eric Brown Clark, William A. (Bethany, Woodbridge & New Haven, CT.) Clarks Patent # 20,192 May 11, 1858 Bethany, CT. […]
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Buckeye Saw Vice Company #4 Smoothing Plane
According to PTAMPIA The Buckeye Saw Company was in business in some form from 1904-1923or 1929 and was also listed as Buckey Mfg & Foundry Co. John W. Gaede was listed as manufacturer They are originally know for the hand plane patented by John Muehl. Roger K. Smith believed John Muehl likely sold the patent rights to John W. Gaede.
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