Published in the March 1901 Carpentry and Building trade paper. Common Sense Saw Filing Clamp, We show in Fig. 9 of the illustrations the application …

This Stanley Type 1 #120 as shown on The Vintage Tool Shoppe site or their web site is an interesting story. Thanks Eric for an …

L.C. Thompson – Pottsville PA This brochure came to me thanks to Roger K. Smith. It is not dated but i would place it Circa …

The Simple Block Plane. First Published in “The Tool Shed” for CraftsNJ.org Imagine it’s the late 1800’s. You’re a woodworker by trade, and you walk …

Upson Nut hand planes are somewhat hard to find and the block planes are no exception. I actually bought this plane at a flea market …

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 …

Join the conversation on the forum I wanted to build a 2 x 72″ belt grinder. I did a bunch of research and formulated a …

I bought this gutter adze at a flea market earlier this summer. I brought it home and sharpened it. It worked fairly well, but the …