Category: Hand Planes

Buckeye 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.

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Jacob 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, […]

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Bailey 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 […]

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Upson 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 (My #29-101022-1)

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The 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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Famport – Possibly Consolidated Tool made Smoother

Famport Tool Works NY – Possibly Consolidated Tool made Smoother There is some speculation that Consolidated Tool may have bought parts from Sargent. There are […]

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Vintage Sandusky Made-Ellis H. Morris Patent

Vintage Sandusky Made-Ellis H. Morris Patent Morris Patent, Sandusky iron. US Patent: 109,037 Patentee: Ellis H. Morris – Salem, OH Description: The claimed invention is […]

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Stanley Liberty Bell Hand Plane Series

Stanley Liberty Bell Hand Plane Series 1877-1918 Stanley’s made the “Liberty Bell” planes in two steel bodied models, the No. 104 and 105 and five […]

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Leonard Bailey #5 Victor Jack Plane

Leonard Bailey #5 Victor Jack Plane This is the second of three versions of this blade adjustment mechanism. Patents (found with the help of PATENTED […]

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Edwin Hahn #14 Jointer

For Edwin Hahn History –>. Edwin Hahn Hand Plane Examples (My #14-091420-7)

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