I was asked for Stanley Number 1 Hand Plane Dimensions. I figured this was the easiest way.
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A 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. […]
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Making 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 […]
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Sargent-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 […]
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Thoughts 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 […]
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Sharpening 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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Upson Nut
Along the Farmington River at 37 Mill Street in Unionville were once the factory of the Upson Nut Company. The company, which produced nuts and […]
Continue readingH.C. Marsh Tool Co.
H.C. Marsh Tool Co. was formed in 1888 by Horace Clarence Marsh. The manufacturing plant was located at 220 Race power Water Street. This area was in the original Rockford Industrial Center adjacent to the Rock River.
The primary product in the early years was the famous Marsh Picture Frame Mitre Vise. This was patent No. 408,248 granted August 6, 1889. A line of high-quality cast iron mitre boxes was also manufactured by this firm.
REFURBISHING AND TUNING HAND PLANES THE “WEBSTER METHOD”
The following is an outline (sorry a little cryptic) from a 2-part presentation I made recently on the Facebook page A Plane Life https://www.facebook.com/APlaneLife.us/ The two “informal” sessions are included in the posted videos. They are long, but if you have the patience I cover all of what is in this outline.
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Sargent #415 Restored
This was originally posted on February 1, 2015. The Sargent #415. The Sargent# 415 is like the Stanley #5 1/2 size. Here are the before […]
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