A look alike Marples 2690 Wood Hand Plane Here are a coupler of Hand planes Made from parts from a broken plane and some Ash. […]
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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.
Walker Turner Lathe Restore. Fighting to the bitter end.
Walker Turner Lathe Restore. Fighting to the bitter end. In 2013 I happened to be working in central NY and this came up in Lumberjocks. A free Walker Turner Lathe. It was a great idea at the time and I’m sure in the end, it’ll all work out. But talk about a rocky road. Doesn’t this stuff realize I don’t need another reason to drink? This Walker Turner Lathe Restore increased the intake.
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Walker Turner 16″Bandsaw Restoration
Back in 2012, I went to a tool auction. I went home with a few items, but the one of real consequence was the Walker Turner […]
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Making of the Cast Iron Carpenters’ Plane at the Stanley Rule & Level Company – 1898
Making of the Cast Iron Carpenters’ Plane at the Stanley Rule & Level Company Reprint from THE IRON AGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898 Few in […]
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Sargent-Stanley Chip Breaker differences
There are always questions about the differences in chip breakers between the Stanley and Sargent vintage hand panes. The following is a chip breaker comparison […]
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Thoughts on Vintage Hand Planes
There are always a lot of questions around what particular hand plane a woodworker should look for. Here are my thoughts on some Vintage Hand […]
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Sharpening and Setting an Early Ohio Tools Hand Plane
If you happen across an early Ohio Tools hand plane, you might want to pick it up. These, like many other vintage hand planes make […]
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Upson Nut
Along the Farmington River at 37 Mill Street in Unionville were once the factory of the Upson Nut Company. The company, which produced nuts and […]
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H.C. Marsh Tool Co. was formed in 1888 by Horace Clarence Marsh. The manufacturing plant was located at 220 Race power Water Street. This area was in the original Rockford Industrial Center adjacent to the Rock River.
The primary product in the early years was the famous Marsh Picture Frame Mitre Vise. This was patent No. 408,248 granted August 6, 1889. A line of high-quality cast iron mitre boxes was also manufactured by this firm.
Sargent #415 Restored
This was originally posted on February 1, 2015. The Sargent #415. The Sargent# 415 is like the Stanley #5 1/2 size. Here are the before […]
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