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Stanley's Junk

Stanley's Junk

For over 150 years Stanley made some of the best and as a result, most popular tools in the US. The Bailey design, still used by...

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A Plane With A Story

A Plane With A Story

Tool Type Studies: Friend or Foe? OR Type Study Facts of Life (and other diversions) Edited

Tool Type Studies: Friend or Foe? OR Type Study Facts of Life (and other diversions) Edited

A Most Amazing Day To Be In The Plane Selling Business

A Most Amazing Day To Be In The Plane Selling Business

Stanley's Forgotten Bedrock

Stanley's Forgotten Bedrock

What is that stuff, japanning?

What is that stuff, japanning?

To Restore or Not to Restore? That is the Question

To Restore or Not to Restore? That is the Question

Recent Posts

Collecting Planes: What do you do at the end of the line?

One More Word on Type Studies, (This old horse ain't dead yet)

Vintage Vs. Modern The debate rages, (but in a nice sort of way) A quick read on one guy's take.

The Plane Pricing Pickle. What is a fair price for what you want?

What's in a Word? Is it "plane" or "planer"? Common terminology gone horribly politically correct.

Beginner's Guide

And yet another post on hand plane restoration. The great "EVAPO-RUST" debate, (ad-nauseum)

The Decision To Restore a Rare Plane, One guy's perspective

Where did that tool come from? A Father's Day Tribute of Sorts.

Blogging About Planes

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