Category: Stanley Planes

Stanley Two Tone

Written 5/3/91 By Carl StoutenbergSpecial Thanks to Roger K. Smith Regarding the OH series Planes reported on with much speculation on page 30 of volume […]

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Stanley Canada–The Early Years

Ask users of Stanley hand planes which type is the best to use on the bench and you will likely spark up an interesting discussion […]

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An In-depth Study of Number Two Bailey Hand Planes Chapter One: The Long and Short of It

by Pat Thomas (First posted by plane-dealer.com) This is the first in a series of articles, published in no particular order over the next several […]

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Circular Planes

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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