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15th March 2013, 04:09 PM #16
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The later Australian made Stanley planes seem to have had some quality control issues. Some good examples as well as some fairly ordinary ones.
I think that folks after an Australian made plane will be better served by
Falcon Pope,
Carter and
Turner.
Falcon Popes are very reliable and Turner beautifully finished. Carters can be a little hit and miss, but good honest planes none the less.
My first ever plane was an Australian Stanley 4-1/2, and it was wonderful.
I did everything that I could with that plane until I could afford another and it was a Stanley 220 block plane.
Good times.
SG.... some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them ........................D.H. Lawrence
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16th March 2013, 06:03 AM #17
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Information on Canadian manufacture is on the lean side but I think Stanley took over an existing plant in Roxton Pond, Quebec in 1907 which underwent expansion in the 1920's and 1960's. It appears to have been shut down in 1984.
Originally Posted by Vann
If you ask on any Canadian forum about the years of Canadian manufacture, no one seems to know...
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