Thread: Anyone here tried the AdjuStar 2.0 vintage Stanley knob replacement from Rob Cosman?

Originally Posted by MartinCH

As for the laminated blade I have at two of those. The blades as I understand it were made in England in the 1930's with Swedish steel. Advertised as quicker to sharpen. Both of mine have sweetheart logo. They take a keen edge.

I also have two examples.

One is out of a Type 11 made in the USA with the V shaped stamp configuration on the blade, so pre-dates the Sweetheart blades...

Stanley USA blade - laminated .jpg Stanley USA - blade stamp.jpg Stanley No4 1910.jpg

The other is out of a Stanley block made in England, post 1937...

Stanley block - blade stamp.jpg Stanley block blade - laminated.jpg Stanley block England.jpg

In my experience any Swedish Uddeholm steels that I have used have been good stuff!

Hi All


For those who are interested - what history and Stanley brochure on the laminated blades.Stanley Laminated Blades – Swedish Iron – galootopia

Ian - glad you found the little search of use..

Almost tempted to make depth adjuster while I don't have lathe I could likely use my mill as lathe for this small stuff - lock the cutting tool in the vise and wind in with the bed and make small adjustments with the quill.

Cheers M

First link changed somehow - so lets try here- Laminated plane irons - Stanley and Record

Originally Posted by IanW

... The Brits certainly did not embrace Mr. Bailey's ideas for a very long time - the market for wooden planes remained strong enough for them to be made for more than 100 yrs after the Baileys first appeared. ...

And not just the Brits:

• Germany - EC Emmerich (ECE) and Ulmia are still going strong,
• Japan - is there a word for steel kanna? and
• What woodworker has not attempted a Krenov style plane?

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

• What woodworker has not attempted a Krenov style plane?

I haven't, but have probably made 100 wooden planes, just none lately. So I should at least get a courtesy card to get in the door at any krenov plane local members meeting and black tie gala.

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

And not just the Brits:

• Germany - EC Emmerich (ECE) and Ulmia are still going strong,
• Japan - is there a word for steel kanna? and
• What woodworker has not attempted a Krenov style plane?

Of course you're right, Graeme, the Europeans were at least as conservative as the Brits (or even moreso), wrt Bailey's brainchild. Which is odd in a way, since the first iron-shod planes known are Roman so they've had a while to get used to the idea...

The Japanese are in a field of their own when it comes to sticking with tradition...

And yep, guilty as charged on point 3. The first two I made 40 plus years ago were complete duds (due to inexperience & impatience, not because there is anything inherently wrong with the construction method). I've made a couple of slightly more successful examples since, but with metal sides laminated to the wooden core. I think I'm a metal plane person at heart....

Cheers,