One of my favorite antique shows for finding rusty and cool tools is the Madison Bouckville Antique week. We go every chance we get and […]
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A Milbro #4 Smoother
originally posted 2011 I purchased this plane on ebay. I bought it because it was advertised as an aluminum plane, and I love my Stanley […]
Continue readingSargent Model Shop Tools: Prototype Successor to Shaw’s Patent Planes?
By James R. Gillis Here it is at only the second post of this blog and I’ve gone off the subject of Stanley Model Shop […]
Continue readingVintage #4 metal bodied Smoothing Plane Weight Comparisons
By Eric Brown Vintage #4 metal bodied Smoothing Plane Weight Comparisons A smoothing plane needs several things in order to operate properly. Obviously the bottom […]
Continue readingShelton Hand Plane Study
By Eric Brown For a good write up on Shelton history see: Shelton #04 or maybe not. | TimeTestedTools Some of the planes shown here […]
Continue readingBuckeye Saw Vice Company #4 Smoothing Plane
According to PTAMPIA The Buckeye Saw Company was in business in some form from 1904-1923or 1929 and was also listed as Buckey Mfg & Foundry Co. John W. Gaede was listed as manufacturer They are originally know for the hand plane patented by John Muehl. Roger K. Smith believed John Muehl likely sold the patent rights to John W. Gaede.
Continue readingJacob Siegley Hand Planes
Siegley Hahn Bench Plane Lever caps Ref: “Patented Transitional & Metallic Planes in America” By Roger K. Smith Vol 1&2 and “Plane Makers of Wikes-Barre, […]
Continue readingBailey Tool Co. #17 Restoration
I bought my first Bailey Tool Co hand plane . I’ve been researching the Bailey plane with little success finding information outside of the Stanley […]
Continue readingUpson Nut #29 Transitional Fore Plane
More on Upson Nut https://www.timetestedtools.net/category/hand-planes/standard-rule-upson-nut/ 20″ Long 2 3/8″ blade Additional Upson Nut Examples
Continue readingThe Hand Tool Chronicles – Hazard Knowles, Birdsill Holly & Leonard Bailey – Edition No. 8
Available on Amazon A Photographic Presentation of Woodworking Hand Tools This is the 8th publication of a series of chronicles which will be Photographic Presentations […]
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