Stanley tool plane

An excellent example of one of the early wood bottom planes. Perfect for small projects, but also good for jointer work on short stock. Sweetheart vintage. This is a "User" tool. Gemeral purpose bench plane for small projects etc. Corrugated bottom, prefered by some when working resinous woods.

A great "user" plane. Early version of the No 5, pre lateral adjustment. General purpose bench plane for the home or workshop. For cutting rabbets up to 1 inch. The Stanley logo is cast into the frame, early 's. Cast iron with japanned finish, rosewood handle. Used for scraping fine hard woods, veneers and fancy grained woods. Cast iron, japanned finish, worn. Handy for restricted areas and small projects, also for instrument and miniature work.

Triplet Adjustable Wrench. An Triplet Adjustable Wrench. Combination plain,alligator and tap wrench. Nickel plated cast iron, used for marking rabbet jams, thickness of butts, mortises and marking, plus for squaring the edge of a butt hinge.

Japanned finish with figured rosewood handle and knob. A later model made in the USA around with molded plastic handle. Very nice condition. For marking rabbeted door jams and also used as a mortice gauge.

The patent was granted to Earl V. Other than that, everything that follows each listing is from the dark corners of my mind. This information is not so much offered to indicate the rarity or collectability of each tool, even though some mention of that is made. It's hoped that the information within will be used as a field guide while doing the tool hunt.

If it is possible to classify Stanley planes into two groups hey, the legacy of being a former computer dork still makes me see the world with a binary modus operandi , where one group may be considered as common, and the other not so common, then the booklet can serve a useful purpose given the aforementioned distinction.

Its value is entirely up to you. The booklet also ignores the cheaper brands of Stanley planes. Remember, this originally was a guide for those guys who intended to use what they purchased. In my disturbed mind, Stanley's lesser planes were the first trickle of oil to grease the slippery slope of the decline of handtool quality, which now leaves us with the junk manufactured today. A few things to mention that will spare me some typing - all length measurements are for the soles, and all width measurements are for the irons.

The weight of each plane follows its measurements, which is in turn followed by the years the plane was offered. The planes may not have been in production for the timespan listed, which is usually the case for the rarer planes.

It was often that these 'braindead' planes were offered until they sold out the initial production run. Most of the planes have their number cast into them. Those that never had their number cast into them are noted. The "C" designation means that the plane has corrugations in the sole; the "C" doesn't appear on the plane. It's inevitable that once something becomes collectable or valuable, it also gives rise to fakes, copies, and repairs. These planes are no different than that of any other field of collecting where unscrupulous, get-rich-quick, ought-to-be-making-license-plates-for-a-living, types abound.

Fortunately, the fakes are few and far between. These are covered, in sufficient detail, in the relevant listings. Copies are also somewhat small in number, but they are not made to fool anyone. Other copies are those tools that were made directly from an original tool, usually by a patternmaker for his own use.

These are rather easy to spot since they are smaller than the originals and often have a grainier texture to their non-machined surfaces.

I am restoring a Stanley 39 Dado plane. I have the spurs, but need the screws. I need the size 6? I will probably have to go aftermarket to get these once I have the specs. Thanks geowhiz1 gmail. Have used your site multiple times and it has helped a great deal to age a plane. Thank you. Do wish there were additional criteria at times due to my limited understanding of planes. Check our hand plane guide out here:. I pick it up because it had a nice Shelton number 9 and a Sargent made fulton in it.

One plane has no markings on it that I can find but it is a number 4 size and complete. It is a red plane like the later sears planes with a black frog and the latteral adjustment lever looks like the later Stanley.

While … Read more ». Thanks to your tool, and the e-bay link, I was able to answer all … Read more ». By Joshua T. Farnsworth Below you will find a tool for Stanley plane identification, specifically dating Stanley planes and identifying the type of your Stanley Bailey woodworking bench hand planes.

Notify of. Inline Feedbacks. October 2, pm. Reply to david haenel December 15, am. October 6, am. Are you able to help me identify my plane. All i can workout it is a bailey no4 sweetheart. October 11, am. Would the same type identification process work for the corrugated versions?

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June 18, am. Reply to Shirley Garbett July 10, am. Mike DiGiorgio. June 27, pm. I have a Stanley No 36 plane. Anyone know how to identify its Type? Reply to Mike DiGiorgio July 10, am. Reply to Joshua Farnsworth July 12, pm. Thanks much. Reply to Mike DiGiorgio July 24, pm. Ross Morrow. July 4, am. Reply to Ross Morrow July 10, am. July 9, pm. Reply to nicworkshop July 10, am. No, sorry. July 11, pm.