Most major manufacturers of vintage planes had circular planes in their line up. Circular planes, or planes sometimes called Compass planes, are for planing convex […]
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Stanley Tool Collectors Display – By Preston Sweeney
By – Preston Sweeney and originally published in the June Issue of the Gristmill (http://mwtca.org/) The historic city of Saratoga Springs, New York, known for […]
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The Stanley Cordovan Era
Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]
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The Elusive Stanley Type 3.
Thanks to Joyce and Eric Robinson for the images. Check out their The Vintage Tool Shoppe in Fremont, New Hampshire or New Hampshire Plane Parts […]
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A Stanley #45 resurrected.
“What in the world was I thinkin”? My $7 #45 came, but man was it rusty. This will be the first restore I’ve done that […]
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Stanley Time Line
A History Timeline of Stanley Works and Stanley Rule & Level, gathered from multiple sources, knowledge bases and collector information. I will add information as […]
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Stanley’s The Joy of Accomplishment
Stanley’s The Joy of Accomplishment
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Stanley English Type Study Draft
I picked this up from Instagram here, and with permission, decided to carry on the conversation. My continued interest in the history of Hand planes […]
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Stanley Pamphlet circa 1900
The Victor Planes By Stanley
It’s fairly common knowledge the relationship between Stanley Rule And level Company and Leonard Bailey was a bit rocky throughout their time. There was numerous […]
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