Author: Don

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.

1908 Sears Roebuck Catalogue Tools

1908 Sears Roebuck Catalogue Tools including Sargent made Fulton hand Planes. These would be type 2 or 3 Sargent planes. Date Fulton just like you […]

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Winchester Planes

Winchester (founded 1855) started marketing tools about 1919 to fill up post  war (WW I – July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918) production capacity. […]

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Stanley English Type Study Draft

I picked this up from Instagram here,  and with permission, decided to carry on the conversation. My continued interest in the history of Hand planes […]

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Sargent Combination Planes Nos. 1080 and 1085 Description and Directions for Use

               

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