8 minManufacturingStanley Model Shop Tools: A Transitional Furring Plane PrototypeThis is the first of what is intended to be an occasional series describing some of the Stanley Model Shop tools in my collection and...
4 minManufacturingA Maritime Blacksmith of LamuIn my professional travels in developing countries, I’ve been amazed how analogous work methods are to those used in America in the early...
9 minManufacturingModel Shop Chamfer Planes - Part IIPart I of this post introduced you to Justus Traut’s patent No. 316,079 granted on April 21, 1885. This patent very clearly illustrated...
12 minManufacturingMetal Mouths and Faucet HandlesFrom its inception the Stanley Rule & Level Company was very attentive to its customers needs and desires. Their salesmen were...
12 minTechnologyPanic, Patents, and Liberty Bell PlanesThis post is a bit longer than those I’ve written in the past, but I hope you'll enjoy the story that's in here about another interesting...
9 minManufacturingJustus Traut's Early Adjustable #110 Block PlanesAs I told you in my last post, Stanley Rule & Level Company introduced the #110 non-adjustable block plane sometime in 1874. The plane...