Category: My Collection

A Stanley #45. Finding a home.

After posting that I was looking for a Stanley #45 on LJ’s, a fellow member mentioned he had one, but it needed all the accessories. […]

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A Brass Badged Sargent Made Craftsman #414C.

Here is a Brass Badged Sargent Made Craftsman #414C. I don’t normally restore Craftsman planes anymore. Not because they are not great users, they are, […]

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A Jointer worth a mention

found this In a small barn on Antique Alley, rt 4 in NH. The owner, Charlie, is 89 years old. He’s still hitting Donnelly’s auctions. […]

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Made in Germany #2200 Block Plane

A little research lead me to Tillmanns & Maier in Velbert/Rhineland. I found some info here, http://swingleydev.com/archive/get.php?message_id=149196&submit_thread=1 A lot of what I find is in […]

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Bedrock By Stanley

My current Bedrocks All users in my shop. Dating bedrock is here Cut away views of Bedrocks are here

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Unknown Planes.

Unknown Planes. Here are some plane that I have not discovered who made them yet. If you can help, or even give a clue, let […]

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Brass Badged Sargent’s. (History)

Brass Badged Sargent’s. Also known as Brass inserts, are Sargent planes with a Brass insert either on the cap or behind the knob (maybe both). […]

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Metallic Plane Co.

A Metallic Plane Co. The Metallic Plane company was started by Elliot Storkes in 1867. It continued through the 1870’s. The first plane made by […]

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Union Planes and what I know about them

My Union Planes and what I know about them The typical Union Planes are on par with Bailey but, the “X pattern” Unions, with their […]

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Ohio Tools Planes and Some History

Be sure to see https://www.ohiotoolcompany.com/ First, lets talk a little about identifying a plane made by Ohio tools. Ohio Tools had a few attributes I […]

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