Flash Back from 2013. I modeled these after a Brese model. Infill is ebonized walnut with bark Danish oil.Sides and sole are precision ground steel.Irons […]
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Birmingham B Plane with an Adjustable Mouth (AKA Derby #4 1/4)
Something very very cool showed up in my mailbox today. This is a Birmingham B plane. Birmingham Plane Mfg Co made many cool planes, but […]
Continue readingHuber and Flickinger Patent Plane
This was originaly [published Publish here on June 15, 2018. Updated January 2022 From the collection of Justin Boesch A very rare Huber and […]
Continue readingLever Cap Comparisons and Differences
Lever Cap Comparisons and Differences
Continue readingStanley Number 1 Hand Plane Dimensions
I was asked for Stanley Number 1 Hand Plane Dimensions. I figured this was the easiest way.
Continue readingA look alike Marples 2690 Wood Hand Plane
A look alike Marples 2690 Wood Hand Plane Here are a coupler of Hand planes Made from parts from a broken plane and some Ash. […]
Continue readingMaking of the Cast Iron Carpenters’ Plane at the Stanley Rule & Level Company – 1898
Making of the Cast Iron Carpenters’ Plane at the Stanley Rule & Level Company Reprint from THE IRON AGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898 Few in […]
Continue readingSargent-Stanley Chip Breaker differences
There are always questions about the differences in chip breakers between the Stanley and Sargent vintage hand panes. The following is a chip breaker comparison […]
Continue readingThoughts on Vintage Hand Planes
There are always a lot of questions around what particular hand plane a woodworker should look for. Here are my thoughts on some Vintage Hand […]
Continue readingSharpening and Setting an Early Ohio Tools Hand Plane
If you happen across an early Ohio Tools hand plane, you might want to pick it up. These, like many other vintage hand planes make […]
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