Stanley No.82 Scraper

A bulk purchase of scrapers yielded two Stanley No.82's at a ridiculously cheap price.

A bulk purchase of scrapers yielded two Stanley No.82's at a ridiculously cheap price.

The No. 70 was designed to scrape the markings from the wooden shipping boxes - a task of little current relevance.

A 'transitional' plane that is a hybrid between a classical wooden plane and a late 19th Century metal plane.

Two similar veneer scrapers - one a Stanley No.12, the other unbranded but very similar.

The Stanley No. 66 Hand Beader is a classic woodworking tool that was produced by Stanley from 1886 until 1941. It's used for adding decorative beads or grooves to the edges of boards or other woodworking projects.

The Stanley No.20 Circular Plane was a design by Leonard Bailey, who patented it after selling his initial patents to Stanley in 1869

A pre-1900 Type 2 Stanley No. 113 Circular Plane that although not 100% original is still in working order.

Stanley Tools introduced 2 variety of metal planes to cover the work of match planes. Nos. 48 & 49, and Nos. 146, 147 & 148.

So only a couple of days after writing my blog about my Stanley bench planes & having the full set except for a No. 5 1/4, I spot one on Facebook Marketplace.

A contest for the merged Stanley companies resulted in a design featuring the notched rectangular ‘STANLEY’ from Stanley Rule & Level combined with the sweetheart from Stanley Works.

Of the 11 sizes of Stanley Bench Planes, I have 10 of them and most are examples from the Stanley Sweetheart period.

One of the highlights of my wood plane collection is my Stanley #1