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Stanley #4 1/2 Bench Plane Refurb Part 2 of 2

July 9, 2019 Jim Reed

Sometimes life gets in the way and things take longer that once thought. Thus is the case with this posting.…

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Stanley #4 1/2 Bench Plane Refurb–Part 1 of 2

May 12, 2019 Jim Reed

My Facebook buddy, Nick, found this #4 1/2 smoother and offered it for sale. It looked OK but needed a…

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Restoring a Stanley #62 LA Jack Plane

January 20, 2018 Jim Reed

Stanley made their #62 Low Angle Jack Plane from 1911–42 and resumed production around 2010. These are handy planes to…

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Stanley #140 Skew Cleanup–Part III

November 28, 2017 Jim Reed 1 Comment

Sometimes I get excited and then impatient when I am working on a plane. It is hard for me to…

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Stanley #140 Skew Cleanup–Part II

November 27, 2017 Jim Reed

I love it when my patience is rewarded. After letting the LW soak a few hours, I snuck back into…

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Stanley #140 Skew Cleanup–Part I

Jim Reed

This morning the mailman left a small box of rust on my doorstep. It turned out to be a rare…

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