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I was fortunate enough to get a copy for Christmas this year. Well worth having. It's the sort of book you can pick up, open to any page and then get lost browsing.

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I had a new plane a few years ago that was equally frustrating. It was a cheapy and the parts just didn't mesh well.

Try taking the lever cap off and making sure the slot on the cap iron is...

The first Canadian prime minister, John A Macdonald, implemented something called the National Policy. To spur the growth of manufacturing, essentially in Ontario and Quebec, high tariffs were...

I've used a belt sander for pitted chisels and irons or where one is not near flat. One could argue that the tool was unusable otherwise. But I agree that finishing on your stones or whatever you use...

I might be that Canadian and will of course pay the postage. I am extremely thankful to those of you who have worked hard to make this happen! Just PM me the amount of the difference and the details...

I guess it sucks to be your thumb right about now.:D

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/chisel-blade-testing-5-steels-135293/

Every time I read something by Derek I feel guilty that I can't organize myself to do super-cool stuff like that.

Rob

Derek Cohen tested 5 steels recently including a certain Japanese white steel you'll be familiar with. Check out under Hand tools, unpowered. f152/

Better act before Dieter Schmid sees it!
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Looks like an A. Berg. Very nice!:2tsup:

That is awesome work, with great links to boot. Added to my fav's. Thanks!

There was a tool factory at Voskov that used a symbol like that. I just bought a plough plane from a Russian guy in Denmark selling various Russian woodworking tools, including others with the same...

Hi Ron,
No clue about Acorns.
Will be nice to see your pics. So far, your info is consistent with a 1929 or later Stanley. I'm going to guess that if the lateral adjustment lever had anything...

There is a snobbish stigma with being a branch-plant version. It doesn't matter that the Australian, Canadian or English factories could produce a plane as good or better than one cast at Stanley...

Hi Ron,

It would be a really nice find if you had a pre-Stanley Bailey. Does the blade have any markings on it? How about the cap iron and brass adjusting nut?

Stanley and Sargent were...

Now you tell me - I bought a few English-made Stanleys for fun a few months back but have yet to fettle and bring them into use.
Rob

SilentC,
I just read back in this thread and it looks like nobody answered you question. Years ago now. A large quantity of Stanleys were manufactured here in Canada. At the time, it was very common...

Hi Ron,
It seems likely someone replaced a broken Stanley lever cap with a Sargent. Sargent used the "VBM" (Very best Made) slogan from 1909-1918, according to David Heckel's book. Stanley...

I'll take both spokeshave blades.
Thanks again for doing this
Rob

Why do they need to be reduced in thickness at all? I'm sure I'm missing something here.

Thanks, Helmut. You are very generous with your time. The $ is following in a minute.

If any of you are buying a 2 5/8 blade & cap iron for your Record 08, I can think of a couple of good homes...