Category: Hand Planes

Dating Sargent bench Planes – 400 Series Type 1

Sargent Type Study — Type 0 — Type 1 —Type 2 —Type 3 — Type 4 — Type 5 — Type 6 — Type 7 — 5400 Series – Hercules Series – Hercules – Golden Cutter – Final Production Type […]

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Dating Sargent bench Planes – 400 Series

Sargent Type — — 5400 Series   This page has move. It is now here    

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Hand Plane Brands Other Than Stanley

Here is a partial list of hand planes brands other than Stanley. These are in no particular order, just as I’ve entered then. This is […]

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Can you save that cutter

Its not unusual to find pitted cutters on vintage planes. The question becomes “can you save them”? In some cases its possible. There are two […]

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What to look for when buying vintage Hand Planes

Quickly Identify Your Hand Plane can be found here Need help buying a vintage hand plane or want to know what hand plane to buy? […]

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Plane Terms

See this for the bench plane Parts Apron Plane – A small plane that will fit in a woodworkers apron. Bench Plane – Any one […]

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To Restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane.

To Restore a hand plane or to not restore a hand plane. By Don Wilwol As I circumvent the oddities of the people we call […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 7

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 <—–Previous                

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 6

I’m a bit impatient. I just had to try it out! The pins are through pinned. I start by peening one side, then moving to […]

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