By David W Babcock <–Part 1 PLANES The following is a summary of the 1877 Sandusky Tool Co. (STC) catalog. In this Catalog, planes are …

By James Price The weather has been cold, rainy, and gloomy on The Ozark Border for days. It was during such times that my Pa …

By David W. Babcock The following is a brief history of The Sandusky Tool Company (STC) compiled from several sources. Every attempt has been made …

By James E. Price Today I decided to beat the heat and stay in the shade while completing a project involving putting a helve in …

By James E. Price Woodworking planes are merely sharp chisels firmly restrained at a prescribed pitch in a body that can be gripped in a …

James E. Price I attended The Great Planes Trading Company antique tool auction last Saturday in St. Peter’s, Missouri and came away with less money …

By James Price I arrived home today from the Midwest Tool Collectors meeting in Springfield, Illinois with lots of tool treasures. I went up there …

By James Price Inventors in the 19th Century sought patents for improvements to tools to make them perform better and sometimes, with more precision. Such …

By Blair Kemp I thought i would do a quick shoot out for rust removal when scrubbing for light removal. This seems to be a …

By James R. Norris There I was innocently walking through a resell shop looking for a bird bath. I felt a tug on my pants …