A History of the Fulton Model 5260 and 5262 Cast Iron Bench Planes Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co.
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December 23, 2019 The Cost of Stabilizing Your Knife Scales and Handles
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December 7, 2019 Japanning or The Art of Embracing the Arcane
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November 18, 2019 THE SANDUSKY TOOL COMPANY A Brief History (Part 3)
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October 22, 2019 Adding the Knife handle — Option 2
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September 29, 2019 Who made the “Right-Hand” Bend Lateral Lever Fulton Hand Planes?
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September 15, 2019 Adding the Knife handle — Option 1
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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 1
I’ll start with an order of metal from Enco. 1/2″ thick for the base, and 1/8″ thick for the sides.Here is the Enco stock numbers415-1701 …
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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 5 – The Before & After
Other Transitionals I have restored –Previous
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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 4 – Base
You get lots of opinions on what to do and not to do when it comes to restoring/refinishing the base. I hear “never sand” …
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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 3 – The Blade
If you plan to use you transitional, as with any plane, you want the blade (iron or cutter if you prefer) cleaned up and sharpened. …
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Restoring the Sargent Transitional Part 2 – The Knob & Tote
While the parts are soaking in the Citric Acid Bath, we’ll turn our attention to the knob and tote. This one needs some repair. This …
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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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American Beauty–by Sargent
I’ve got a very strict rule about computers. After the 2nd cocktail, I don’t return work emails and I don’t buy on ebay. But, who …
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Standard Rule Co. – Some Planes and Info
Standard Rule Co. was established in 1872, Andrew Upson was president and major stock holder. Standard Rule started offering planes in 1883.It was a Patent …
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From Mark H Robinson’s Collection–Mellon Banks Tape Measure
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 – Christopher F Thullen
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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The Best Saw Sharpening Video Ever published
This video, by Andy Lovelock is the best Western saw sharpening video I’ve seen. It is offered free of charge by Andy , but if …
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The Sargent #15 Shaw Patent.
I made some awesome scores at the Madison Bouckville antique festival this year. Maybe you’ve already seen the Stanley #1 I found, or the Sargent …
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