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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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.
Stanley #45 and #46 Pamphlets
The follow is book recommendations if you want a full instruction manual.
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Simonds Guide for Carpenters – 1914
Sargent Plane Catalog – 1925
Original Stanley Saw Set 42-43-442 Pamphlet
Stanley’s 1950 Tool Guide
Tuning the cap iron (chip breaker)
For the whole restoration guide, click here For the bench plane tuning guide, click here My Video of tuning the chip breaker As I was […]
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The Elusive 6408 Sargent
You can find this plane on page 42 of my book! To a Sargent collector, the Sargent 6408 plane is one of the more sought […]
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The Victor Planes By Stanley
It’s fairly common knowledge the relationship between Stanley Rule And level Company and Leonard Bailey was a bit rocky throughout their time. There was numerous […]
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Fillister Restored
Here is a past restore of a moving fillister After taking this apart I had a missing wedge for the knicker, the main wedge was […]
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