The following is an outline (sorry a little cryptic) from a 2-part presentation I made recently on the Facebook page A Plane Life https://www.facebook.com/APlaneLife.us/ The two “informal” sessions are included in the posted videos. They are long, but if you have the patience I cover all of what is in this outline.
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THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY A BRIEF HISTORY (PART 4)
By David W. Babcock OTHER TOOLS MADE BY THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY Parts 2 and part 3 of this article summarized the planes listed in […]
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Dobnikar Axe
Written by Jame Price Back in 1973 I got to know an old man named Stan Dobnikar who lived on a small Ozark Border Farm […]
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THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY – A Brief History Part 2
By David W Babcock Part 1 Part 3 PLANES The following is a summary of the 1877 Sandusky Tool Co. (STC) catalog. In this Catalog, […]
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Making hickory handles for tools
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 […]
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THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY – A Brief History
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 […]
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Helve a Small Bearded Hatchet by James E. Price
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 […]
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A Hollow Auger Made From a Skewed Rabbet Plane
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 […]
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An Early Brace circa 1820’s
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 […]
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The Stanley #85 by James Price
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 […]
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