Thread: Stanley #95 Edge Trimming Block Plane

The blade was then sharpen and honed to a flat bevel. I didn't pay too close attention to the exact angle worked, but it would been at, or just over 25 degrees. No secondary bevel was worked.



Time to test this plane out. Note that I marked both edge grain directions on the board being worked. The board has a thickness of just over 1". The skewed blade on this plane designed to work no more than 7/8". The plane was set to take a very fine shaving (as it is designed to be used), and no issues of tear-out were evident when worked with or against the grain direction. Some of the twirled shavings coming off this plane were slightly reminiscent of what you would expect to see from a Spill Plane.







The Stanley #95 was only offered in a Right Hand configuration. In more recent times its been re-manufactured by LV and LN, in both Left and Right hand options. To the question as to whether you need to purchase both versions, my personal opinion is no , but each to their own with the choices they make.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/pag...,48945&p=54862
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/...nze-edge-plane

regards Stewie;

Nice work.

I might be missing something (not unusual), but the metal darkening process seems to be rather complicated.

I would have approached it from the opposite direction. Wrap in damp kitchen paper for a few hours and a micro layer of flash rust will form on the bare metal. Soak in phosphoric acid for an hour or two and the rust converts to a dark grey film of iron phosphate - which is moderately durable and has the advantage of preventing further rust forming.

Do you go the long way around to avoid rebuffing the (intentionally) bare metal to brightness?

I have one as well (a Type 1 like yours, but unrestored) and can confirm that it is SO GOOD!!! Even on endgrain it's a pleasure to use. My only gripe is that the lever adjuster is a bit fiddly, but it's a set-and-forget type of plane so it's only an issue after sharpening.

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

I have one as well (a Type 1 like yours, but unrestored) and can confirm that it is SO GOOD!!! Even on endgrain it's a pleasure to use. My only gripe is that the lever adjuster is a bit fiddly, but it's a set-and-forget type of plane so it's only an issue after sharpening.

Hi Elanjacobs; would appreciate if you could post a photo of your early #95 on this thread. The depth adjustment lever arm can be preset to make it more user friendly on these earlier versions.

regards Stewie;

Originally Posted by planemaker

The Stanley #95 was only offered in a Right Hand configuration. In more recent times its been re-manufactured by LV and LN, in both Left and Right hand options. To the question as to whether you need to purchase both versions, my personal opinion is no , but each to their own with the choices they make.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/pag...,48945&p=54862
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/...nze-edge-plane

for what it's worth, I have both LH and RH versions of this plane.
Both are equally useful.
The plane excels when used freehand to adjust an edge.

The Left and Right handedness is not whether you're right or left handed, it's about pushing or pulling the plane along an edge.
Swapping between the RH and LH versions allows you to either push or pull the plane while using your non-dominate hand to hold the work.

Here's mine:

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elanjacobs; appreciate the photo's of your Stanley #95. I noticed the blade is stamped with the very early curved STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. Very nice.

regards Stewie;