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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Stanley Home– Type 1 – Type 2 – Type 3 – Type 4 – Type 5 – Type 6 – Type 7 – Type 8 […]
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue readingA 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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A History Timeline of Stanley Works and Stanley Rule & Level, gathered from multiple sources, knowledge bases and collector information. I will add information as […]
Continue readingStanley’s The Joy of Accomplishment
Stanley’s The Joy of Accomplishment
Continue readingStanley 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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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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