7 minManufacturingMore Rosewood Buttons on Lever CapsIn my last blog post I talked about two Stanley block planes with rosewood buttons on their knuckle joint lever caps. In this post I'm...
7 minTechnologyRosewood Buttons on Lever CapsBy the 1890's, Stanley Rule & Level Company had become an industrial juggernaut. They proudly boasted in their pocket catalogs that they...
10 minManufacturingJoseph Fuller Bench PlanesJoseph Fuller (b. 1746 - d. 1822) was one of the most important American planemakers during the later 1700’s through the early 1800’s. He...
6 minManufacturingJustus Traut's Bull-Nose PlaneBefore I tell you about it, let's put this bull-nose plane from the Stanley Model Shop in its proper historical context by delving a bit...
9 minTechnologyStanley Model Shop Beech and Rosewood Wood Bottom PlanesBefore we get back to the some more interesting planes from the Stanley Model Shop I thought you might want to know a bit more about the...
5 minManufacturingFrom the Stanley Model Shop - Charles Miller's Tonguing and Grooving PlanesContinuing with the theme of tools from the Stanley Model Shop, here's one of my favorites. This plane was designed and patented by...