Search Results for: Stanley 5 jack plane

Perfect Pitch – Bedding Angles Explained

…style planes don’t need a chipbreaker because the blades are usually quite thick. 50° (York Pitch) — Used for hardwoods and is especially useful for highly figured and interlocking grain. Also used for rebate (rabbet) planes and some grooving planes. 55° (Middle Pitch) — Mainly used for moulding planes for softwoods. 60° (Half Pitch) — Used for moulding planes for hardwood. 70° to 90° — Used for toothing planes, side snipers and side rebate (rabbe…

Stanley 1902 Catalog

…-1/2. now made with Adjustable Cutters. NEW TOOLS Page 26.      “Bed Rock” Planes. Page 32.      Planes, Nos. 60-1/2 and 65-1/2, Japan Finish. Page 35.      Planes, No. 20-1/2, Japan Finish. Page 35.      Carriage Makers’ Rabbet Planes with Corrugated bottoms (Nos. 10c and 10-1/2c). Page 36.      Scrub Plane, No 40-1/2. Page 37.      Dado Plane, No 39. Sizes 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8 and 1 inch. Page 39.      Cabinet Maker’ Rabbet Planes, Nos….

Hand Planing Small Items

…sing a smoothing plane “face-up” in a vice to carefully shave a newly-made plane wedge. First the underside of the wedge is planed, then the side. While the wedge could’ve been sanded, planing is just as effective and a little bit quicker. Because the top of the wedge is “scalloped” and allowed for easy grip without slippage a push stick or platten was not necessary. The push stick is just your average “vee” or “birds mouth” design but to make a p…

Clark & Williams – New 18th Century Hand Planes

…ve, on occasion, been asked by several well known collectors to date their planes to avoid future confusion amongst the plane collecting fraternity. With this in mind, each plane is now stamped with the year in which it was made. The company has a fondness for the refined details of early British wooden planes but can work in Colonial and later styles. In December of 1999 Historic Mount Vernon hosted the official bicentennial reenactment of George…

Watkinson Patent Smooth Plane

…justment of the specially designed frog. There are two types known of this plane and it should be noted that, with so few planes spotted in the market, its difficult to readily suggest an “average price”. Updated: 4th May, 2006 Hand Planes on eBay right now… Sources: Sources include: eBay, “The Antique Tool Collector’s Guide To Value” by Ronald S. Barlow, various auctions and sales of collectable tools and my own compilations of prices realized, o…

Truing The Soles Of Wooden Planes

…a tradesman’s wages, and many woodworkers were accustomed to using wooden planes rather than the newly developed Bailey planes – even with their thinner “all steel” blades and handy adjusters. In this all-too-brief article, W.F.M. Goss goes through the process of truing up the sole of a wooden plane, with the emphasis on determining just where it is that needs attention and how to go about doing it. I separated this from the main article as I fel…

Chester Toolworks – Hand Plane Adjustment Hammers

…. While primarily intended for those preferring all-wood or Japanese style planes rather than Stanleys or other iron makers, these hammers not only look great but they have a nice heft to them as well. Now some of us might make do with whatever small hammer or convenient tool that may be lying around on our bench for adjusting our planes, but it’s good to know that there is a much better alternative. Japanese plane hammers have been around for qui…

Recognition For Contemporary Planemaker

…t part, completely evolved while still being at the purest form of the genre. Williams has contributed and appeared in notable publications such as the Fine Tool Journal, Popular Woodworking and Woodwork magazine, along with ‘A Guide To The Makers Of American Wooden Planes’, an important reference book on the history of wooden plane makers in America. Williams also shares his enthusiasm and expertise in the craft by teaching plane making classes a…

PlaneFest 2006 – Worlds Best Hand Plane Makers Unite

…to tuning up and using the many tens of thousands of dollars worth of handplanes. Whether it was bevel up or bevel down apparently all of the planes made thin, lacy shavings and left smooth, satiny surfaces. Some handled difficult grain better than others, but all of them worked remarkably. Extraordinarily the event will also be remembered for those who could have come had their workloads permitted. Names like Karl Holtey, Bill Carter, Ray Iles,…

Buck & Hickman 1935 Catalog

…log. The planes listed are: 3 sizes of coffin smoothing planes, 2 sizes of jack planes and a try plane. Also listed are rabbet planes (square and skew, from 1/2″ to 1-1/2″), hollow and round planes, tongue and groove planes and a screw-stemmed plough plane that was “made from the best selected beech, brass screw adjustment, side adjustment by fine threaded screws with hand nut and counter nut”. The company is still in business today trading as Buc…

Howkins Plow Plane

…depth stop. 16+ interchangeable cutters Uses: Light plow, dado and molding plane Average Dealer Price: $280 to $700 Average eBay Price: $200 to $600 Model A: $400 to $700 Model B: $300 to $650 Model C: $280 to $650 Model D: $240 to $600 Other Notes: Each of the models were supplied with a basic set of cutting irons for plough work, but a wide range of cutters were available to buy separately as extras to suit particular needs. These included five…

Planing Plastic Laminates

…the blade and cap iron can be screwed together as normal and placed in the plane. What you have now is a blade edge that is a lot more durable than the traditional plane blade edge. Keep in mind though that the blade should be adjusted so that the cut is not too heavy and produce chattering. A little more effort is required to use the plane with the blade at this higher angle but, as you’re only using it on a rather thin material, its not too bad….