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* [[Sizing Hollows and Rounds]] - Describes how the sizes are determined (not universal)
* [[Sizing Hollows and Rounds]] - Describes how the sizes are determined (not universal)
* [[Workbench Images]] (Historical)
* [[Workbench Images]] (Historical)
* [[Stanley Hardware]] - Sizes and pitches used in Stanley Planes


==Links==
==Links==
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**[http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/ Saw Set Collector's Resource] - Yes, people collect these...
**[http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/ Saw Set Collector's Resource] - Yes, people collect these...
* Other Stuff
* Other Stuff
**[http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Home.html Yesteryears Tools] - Axes and related edge tools
**[http://alloy-artifacts.org/ Alloy Artifacts] - Wrenches other mechanics tools. Highly recommended.
**[https://www.netris.org/RIToolmakers/ Early Rhode Island Tool Makers]
**[http://www.preston-tool-reviews.co.uk/preston-tools.php Edward Preston] - a guide to this UK maker
**[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] - a 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] - a guide to this UK maker
**[https://sites.google.com/site/theguideforwoodmachinistchests/ Wooden Machinist Tool Chests] - A frankly obsessive chronicle of these things.
**[http://alloy-artifacts.org/ Alloy Artifacts] - Wrenches other mechanics tools. Highly recommended.
**[http://vintagemachinery.org/home.aspx Vintage Machinery] - One step (or more) from hand tools
**[http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Home.html Yesteryears Tools] - Axes and related edge tools


=== Historical Links ===
=== Historical Links ===
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* The history of [http://thevalleywoodworker.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-plane-makers-of-roxton-pond-part-2.html Stanley in Canada] (1907-1984)
* The history of [http://thevalleywoodworker.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-plane-makers-of-roxton-pond-part-2.html Stanley in Canada] (1907-1984)
* The history of [http://thevalleywoodworker.blogspot.com/2016/01/stanley-in-england.html Stanley in England] (1936-??)
* The history of [http://thevalleywoodworker.blogspot.com/2016/01/stanley-in-england.html Stanley in England] (1936-??)
 
* The history of [http://theclampguy.info/ Wooden Clamps] - Beware it's still 1996 on this site, but info you can't find elsewhere
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 13 May 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