The stamp ( it’s not an etch) says Cornell Willis & CoThere maybe “wood & co” under Willis in the arch. Maybe it got stamped […]
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I've been finding, restoring and collecting hand planes for over 10 years. It started with a few and just grew. I love the history, the research and writing what I find.
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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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 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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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 […]
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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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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