This is the first parts of the BENCH PLANE RESTORATION GUIDE. PART 3 – The video Series 1. I’ve tried to break this into small bites. I hope the sections make sense, and you can revisit the parts as needed without sifting through a whole video to find a part of the plane you’re into.
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What Bench Planes do I need.
Originally posted Jan 2016. Updated Jan 2020. A question I often hear is “what bench planes do I need to get started”? The answer is […]
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Millers Falls-Stanley Side by Side Cam lever block plane cap comparison
Thanks to efwoodworks for posting this on the forum. I recently acquired a Stanley block plane with a cam-lock cap. I noticed the casting stamp […]
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Union X-Series Bench Planes
The following is information obtained from PATENTED TRANSITIONAL & METALLIC PLANES IN AMERICA, VOLUME I, Union Catalogs and my observations. Other Union pages are here […]
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Roger K. Smith’s Stanley Transitional Type Study
Also see a list of my Stanley Transitionals. Although not all types are represented, all sizes are. Type 1. Boston Bailey 1867-1869 A. Trademark stamped […]
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Diamond Edge #4C by Shapliegh
Diamond Edge #4C by Shapliegh Shapliegh Hardware Co Diamond Edge – Diamond Edge was a brand name used by the Shapliegh Hardware Co. Many were made by Sargent but […]
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A Derusting Shoot-out
By Blair Kemp I thought i would do a quick shoot out for rust removal when scrubbing for light removal. This seems to be a […]
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Interesting Hand Plane Tidbit for Today (1)
Samuel Oxhandler’s design, patent #D137,230, for a bench plane was done for the Sargent Company of New Haven, Connecticut. It was later cited as a […]
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Ohio Tools Block Planes
Here is my modest collection to date of Ohio Tools Block Planes. I think it covers a wide spectrum of what you’ll find for […]
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Stanley Two Tone
Written 5/3/91 By Carl Stoutenberg Special Thanks to Roger K. Smith Regarding the OH series Planes reported on with much speculation on page 30 of […]
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