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.

Stanley Type 4

Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]

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Stanley Type 3

Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]

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Stanley Type 2

Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]

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Stanley Type 1

Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]

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Stanley Bench Plane Type Study

Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]

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Knob Base Repair

A pretty common break on a bench plane is the bottom of the knob being blown out. There typically isn’t enough surface area to glue […]

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Making A Bench Plane Tote

 Making A Bench Plane Tote First i download the  templates …. Here are some Hand Plane templates. Sargent 407 tote template     Totes-Sargent #407 […]

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Dating Sargent bench Planes – 400 Series Type 5400 Series

Sargent Type Study  — Type 0 — Type 1 —Type 2 —Type 3 — Type 4 — Type 5 — Type 6 — Type 7 — 5400 Series – Hercules Series – Hercules – Golden Cutter – Final Production Get the Sargent Book Type 5400 […]

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Dating Sargent bench Planes – 400 Series Type 7

Sargent Type Study  — Type 0 — Type 1 —Type 2 —Type 3 — Type 4 — Type 5 — Type 6 — Type 7 — 5400 Series – Hercules Series – Hercules – Golden Cutter – Final Production **A type 6 cap. ((1942-1950)Type 6 […]

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Dating Sargent bench Planes – 400 Series Type 6

Sargent Type Study — Type 0 — Type 1 —Type 2 —Type 3 — Type 4 — Type 5 — Type 6 — Type 7 — […]

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