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June 17, 2019 THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY – A Brief History
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June 3, 2019 Common Sense Saw Filing Clamp From 1901
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June 2, 2019 Stanley Type 1 #120
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May 28, 2019 Early Sargent Hand Plane Brochure by L.C. Thompson – Pottsville PA
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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 1
This is a Sargent type 2 #3416 (a #26 in Stanley terms. It 15” long. The body is beech. I’m going to do a restore …
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Tuning it up, Bench plane style.
I brought this magnificent (note the dripping sarcasm) piece of machinery home with me during one of my flea market outings. This is a late …
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References For Hand Planes
NOTE: I edit this and add sites from time to time. Also note I am not associated with any of these in any way. Also, …
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How to set up a Hand Plane
How to set up a Hand Plane Writing a blog about How to set up a Hand Plane would take a whole series, because it …
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 2
This is part two of two of a series on how to restore a Bench Plane Part 1 of the Restoration Guide By: Don Wilwol …
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 1
This is part one of two of a series on how to restore a Bench Plane By: Don Wilwol (Edited last, 6-2017) Part 2 So, …
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From The BlogLatest Posts
Building the infill Plane. Not so much metal work style.
A while ago I got a Sargent #422 (Stanley #7 size) that was cut from 22” down to 18”, frog was broke, it had a …
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A #3 Size Infill.
Here is one of my masterpieces. This is a #3 size. Donor sole is a defiance #3. Wood is epoxied into the sole with the …
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The full size #4 dw Infill
Making an infill has been on my bucket list for quite some time now. Making tools to me is more of a hobby than the …
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From Mark H Robinson’s Collection – Saunders Norvell
All images and text in this section of my website are used with the permission of, and are © copyright Mark H Robinson, and all …
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From Mark H Robinson’s Collection – a real little gem of a cool tool!
All images and text in this section of my website are used with the permission of, and are © copyright Mark H Robinson, and all …
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Saving the #48
After a lot of looking I finally purchased a Stanley #48. As many of you know, I look for the rust. Here is how it …
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