Tool Identification: Difference between revisions

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**Stanley - [http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0a.html Patrick Leach] - He doesn't call it Blood & Gore for no reason...
**Stanley - [http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0a.html Patrick Leach] - He doesn't call it Blood & Gore for no reason...
**[https://www.unionmfgco.com/birmingham-union-study Union Plane Feature Study] - Union is reissuing X-type planes in 2021. Meanwhile, this is a great source.
**[https://www.unionmfgco.com/birmingham-union-study Union Plane Feature Study] - Union is reissuing X-type planes in 2021. Meanwhile, this is a great source.
**[http://www.theduplexplane.com/ Joseph Wolsterholme & Sons] - Interesting iron block planes from England
* Saws
* Saws
**[http://atkinssaws.blogspot.com/ E.C. Atkins & Co. Saws] - Famous Indiana saw maker (operational from 1870s to 1961)
**[http://atkinssaws.blogspot.com/ E.C. Atkins & Co. Saws] - Famous Indiana saw maker (operational from the 1870s to 1961)
**[http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/ Henry Disston Saws] - The most famous American Saw maker.
**[http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/ Henry Disston Saws] - The most famous American Saw maker.
**[http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/library.html Keystone Saws] - A brand of Disston Saws
**[http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/library.html Keystone Saws] - A brand of Disston Saws
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**[http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Home.html Yesteryears Tools] - Axes and related edge tools
**[http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Home.html Yesteryears Tools] - Axes and related edge tools
**[http://jtc.net/hchc/ Henry Cheney Hammer Co] - Resource on that maker  
**[http://jtc.net/hchc/ Henry Cheney Hammer Co] - Resource on that maker  
**[https://williammarplesandsons.com/home.html William Marples and Sons] - massive resource
**[https://williammarplesandsons.com/home.html William Marples and Sons] - a massive resource
**[http://www.preston-tool-reviews.co.uk/preston-tools.php Edward Preston] - guide to this UK maker
**[http://www.preston-tool-reviews.co.uk/preston-tools.php Edward Preston] - a guide to this UK maker
**[http://alloy-artifacts.org/ Alloy Artifacts] - Wrenches other mechanics tools. Highly recommended.
**[http://alloy-artifacts.org/ Alloy Artifacts] - Wrenches other mechanics tools. Highly recommended.



Revision as of 08:16, 24 January 2021

A collection of references that I have found useful for identifying mysterious rust tools from the more "modern" age. Really, this is the golden age of hand tools. Commercially or professionally made, either by hand or at least finished by hand and still quite useable after 150 years. Once we hit about 1960, it's all junk until the recent hand tool revival.

Peter McBride Plane

Notes

  • Craftsman OEM Lists
    • Planes made for Craftsman had these codes:
      • BB - Millers Falls
      • BL - Sargent
      • DD - Stanley
    • At some point (1947?) Sears went to the nnn.xxxxx model number format where nnn indicates the OEM
    • Wrenches had different codes
  • Old Tool Catalog Scans
  • Winchester Planes
    • Post-WWI Winchester got into the tool business. Planes were made by Stanley and Sargent.
      • Stanley planes are marked 'W'X where X is the Stanley size (ex: W3). These are Bedrock Type 4 planes with a Winchester lever cap and the usual twisted lateral adjuster handle Stanley used on contract planes.
      • Sargent planes typically have the Sargent number cast in the bed and look otherwise identical except for the Winchester lever cap.

Articles (Captive or Otherwise)

Links

Historical Links

Not tool ID sources, but great articles about the makes of these tools