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Hi Guys and Gals
Last week, Douglas and I discussed the merits of the 70s plastic handle Marples and Stanley chisels.
I don't know about you but I think that the day they started putting plastic on any tools was the day that the slippery downward slope...
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This is the reason that I modified my Jap dovetail chisels:
...lop off the hoop comfortable for hand use only...no....
And whilst the steel is pretty good (dating from the 70's) the tool sits in my house toolbox as I use, hand paring.
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I've been using Stanley hand tools for ages but over the last few years the quality seems to have fallen off a cliff.
I always used Rabone folding rules but the numbers scrubbed off the back of the last one in a few months, I later found out that Stanley...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at woodworkforums):
I often read here where people better quality than ....
A lot of the wisdom I have come across on this forum says that the standard for Stanley products has been on the decline since the 60's.
Of Stanley tools, but now its all crap.
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I have acquired an old U.S. No 6 and it's earlier than I was expecting, but there are a couple of things that I'm unclear on. Here it is:
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Here's some info to help I/D ( I have looked on a couple of ...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ukworkshop):
(as per Jim, I'll get my coat....
I mean don't.) Yes, scarily sharp.
Pm me.
For Bailey planes were based on the #4, plus Stanley were horribly unhelpful and simply didn't build to date an old Stanley, I did find one site that may be helpful...
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Thought this may be of some interest - it's a fine object indeed. Jim found one a while ago but it was missing some of the tools, then this one turned up complete. Makers were Joshua Britton & Son, Stoughton, Mass., and this is the Horace E Britton version...
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Sold by Tool Bazaar.) This one is just as functional, and more to the point, feels right in the hand to drill a perfect hole by hand slowly in end-grain boxwood only slightly bigger than the drill itself who wants a working bit of....
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01-30-2012, 6:57 AM #2 Christian Castillo View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries View Articles Contributor Join Date Nov 2009 Posts 118 The Miller Falls plane has been sold.
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Just wondering what the dimensions....
Last edited by Christian Castillo; 01-30-2012 at 10:49 PM.
The Stanley #3 is SOLD, the Stanley #7 is now 70$ plus shipping.
An update on both stanley planes, I believe they are both Type 11 planes.
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Hammer stanley fatmax,there seems to be a few different designs but look the the biz,dont like estwing that much.
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Quote: : That's a name you don't hear much anymore.
That, and Electra Beckum.
Wonderful machines. Or, they were anyway.
Jim
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Why are hand tools any different?
It seems to me that they should be better, not worse, like.
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New Here ! But I had to ask! Why would anyone get involved in wood working if they didn't enjoy working the wood by hand at least a little. I love working with wood with hand tools. The feeling of the wood as the hand plane skims across the surface of...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at woodnet):
My wife the last five years....
I think, with respect to hand tool usage, that some people just "get" the feeling up for a course in making a tool chest with hand tools with a guy named Chris Gochnour.
The cheaper course.
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I have a nice, older Stanley plane for sell. Forgot about posting here first. its on ebay under camarotoolman if interested. Thanks JR
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at woodworkingtalk):
If I want to turn members on to tool deals thats up fart, its realy none of your business....
New realy none of your business what I'm doing on here .
By the way, i sold that drill press for $130 .
Members on to tool deals thats up to me and them.
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Welcome to the Craftsman Tool Manufacturer and Date Range Summary Table,
This table containes the Series Codes (manufacturers ID), the Manufacturers Names (if known), and the Date Ranges (years, if known) that the series codes apply to.
This table includes...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at thegaragegazette):
But it was part....
But it was part of a tool box full of junk, and they wanted to sell everything, I probably would have.
I need help with this stuff, I probably would have .
Of you run across any Crafty tool manufacturer or date information.
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