Category: Dating Stanley

Stanley Block Planes with Richard Gilbert’s Patented Lateral Adjuster

Stanley Block Planes with Richard Gilbert’s Patented Lateral Adjuster A question about these Stanley block planes made in England comes up once in a while. […]

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Stanley Canada–The Early Years

Ask users of Stanley hand planes which type is the best to use on the bench and you will likely spark up an interesting discussion […]

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An In-depth Study of Number Two Bailey Hand Planes Chapter One: The Long and Short of It

by Pat Thomas (First posted by plane-dealer.com) This is the first in a series of articles, published in no particular order over the next several […]

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The Elusive Stanley Type 3.

Thanks to Joyce and Eric Robinson for the images. Check out their The Vintage Tool Shoppe  in Fremont, New Hampshire or New Hampshire Plane Parts […]

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Dating Hand Planes Start Page

Included here are all of the web sites to help date, or otherwise known as typing or type studies for vintage hand planes. And Make sure […]

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Stanley Defiance Line

Stanley Defiance Line                      See Additional Examples at the bottom of the page Reference: The Stanley […]

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Stanley Cutter dates

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

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Stanley Bases

For the type Study guide, click here Type 1      1867-1869 Type 2      1869-1872 Type 3      1872-1873 Type 4      1874-1884 Type 5      1885-1888 Type 6      1888-1892 […]

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Stanley Type 20

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

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Stanley Type 19

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

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