I have always wanted a place to write down some of the historical research about old tools. To date, I have included my writings...
1-January-2022 Entry: The Intent of the Olde Tools Section
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Wallace Table Joint Planes
It doesn’t get much more “Canadian bacon” than this! These are an extremely rare set of matched Wallace (Montreal) table joint...
Happy Campers: The Marbles Safety Hatchet
There are two pieces in this picture made by Marbles, of Gladstone Michigan: a No 6 Safety Hatchet and a Match Safe. In the Tool...
The 11 & 11 1/2 – A Couple of Stanley’s Lesser Known Planes
The No 11 is actually a very early plane dating back to Leonard Baileys days before he came to The Stanley Rule and Level...
Millers Falls No 100 “Buck Rogers” Drill
Millers Falls introduced a futuristic pair of planes in 1950, which tool folks dubbed the "Buck Rogers" series. I think about...
Mathieson Infill Smooth Planes
Sometimes I run into pieces that must remain under my care for a wee while... like these Mathieson infill smoothing planes....
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