
STANLEY No 1 Plane
12th December 2014
A very nice example of the STANLEY No 1 plane, the smallest of the Stanley bench planes and much sought after.Introduced in 1869 and available through to 1943 this little smoothing plane is only 5.1/2 inches long with a 1.1/4 inch blade iron.Although a practical plane the majority of those…
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Stanley 97 Plane
13th September 2014
A special purpose edge or chisel plane from Stanley USA. Aimed at piano makers and cabinet makers for working into the corners and tight spaces where the use of other planes would be impractical or impossible.The Stanley 97 plane was offered from 1905 – 1944, is 10 inches long and…
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