Stanley No. 70 Box Scraper
The No. 70 was designed to scrape the markings from the wooden shipping boxes - a task of little current relevance.
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Neat Little Tailed Rabbet Plane
A small walnut tailed Rabbet plane with a convex sole.
Moseley – Coachmakers T-Rabbet Plane
Another sweet little plane in my collection is a mint John Moseley & Son coachmakers T-Rabbet plane.
How We Plan a Trip
It often feels as if the holiday has started when you are doing the research and putting the trip together.
Wm Marples & Sons – Improved Stop Chamfer Plane
A stopped chamfer plane is a specialized hand plane used in woodworking to create chamfers that start and stop at specific points on a piece of wood.
S&O Products – Handee Block Plane
Another post World War 2 one plane model maker was S&O Products with their S&O Handee block plane.
Whittingslowe Block Plane
Only one model has been seen with this brand, ‘WHITTINGSLOWE PRODUCT’. It is a pressed steel block plane.
French Peugeot Freres Wooden Try Plane
The largest plane in my collection is a Peugeot Freres wooden try plane which is 27 1/4 in. long (69 cm).
Stanley No.100 1/2 Block Plane
A pre-1962 Stanley No.100 1/2 block plane that is in mint condition in it's box and still wrapped in the tissue like paper used from the factory.
The Boston – a Plane Made From a Plane
'The Boston' aluminium block plane seems to have been made from recycled WW2 bombers.
Stanley No. 29 Transitional Plane
A 'transitional' plane that is a hybrid between a classical wooden plane and a late 19th Century metal plane.
Rapier – The Plane, Not the Sword
Three planes from the Rapier Company - a smaller maker from the 1940's and 50's.