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  0 Thread: Great Stanley plane source!
Post: Great Stanley plane source!
I have had all the books and have been buying old Stanley planes for a long time. However, I recently have discovered and have used Michael Jenks to learn and also to source good Stanley parts for som...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 2 971 03-27-2023, 05:57 AM
  0 Thread: Frog compatibility question?i
Post: Frog compatibility question?i
I was wondering about using other makers frogs. Will the Saunders frog work on Stanley and vice versa. Also the bedrock Stanley with the keen kutter and Winchester. The knobs and totes do match up we...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 2 608 01-27-2023, 11:38 AM
  0 Thread: wtb stanley 4 or 4c body 3 patent dates
Post: wtb stanley 4 or 4c body 3 patent dates
I am looking for a good body for a #4 with three patent dates or a type 11 plane with a few missing parts but good body. Thanks
 Jack in omaha Tool Swap N' Sell 0 332 05-01-2022, 02:17 PM
  0 Thread: Paul sellers dovetail jig
Post: RE: Paul sellers dovetail jig
grwold Wrote: (02-14-2022, 09:51 AM) -- The top right looks to match the bottom left, at 97*. https://paulsellers.com/2022/02/found-dovetail-template/ -- thank you.;)
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 2 1,812 02-14-2022, 02:01 PM
  0 Thread: Paul sellers dovetail jig
Post: Paul sellers dovetail jig
Has anyone seen Paul Sellers latest blog on a mahogany dovetail marker find. I can not read the angle he shows in the top right corner? It looks like a fun quick jig to make.
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 2 1,812 02-14-2022, 09:31 AM
  0 Thread: Braces who made them
Post: RE: Braces who made them
Greg Jones Wrote: (08-05-2021, 02:39 PM) -- I’m a bit of a brace collector, and for a user brace the Craftsman models can be a steal. They are built just as nice as their MF cousins, don’t command as...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 3 1,837 08-06-2021, 10:50 AM
  0 Thread: Chop Saw inquiry
Post: RE: Chop Saw inquiry
Tyree Custom Woodwork Wrote: (07-29-2021, 02:37 PM) -- looking for recommendations for the most precise chop saw for fine woodworking. Must cut perfect miters on both the left and right sides. Also n...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Power Tools 14 2,950 08-05-2021, 11:47 AM
  0 Thread: Braces who made them
Post: Braces who made them
I would like to know if anyone knows about the makers of Sears Craftsman braces. The professional craftsman seems to have the Miller Fall famous Lion chuck. The 4240 Craftsman also has a solid chuck t...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 3 1,837 08-05-2021, 11:43 AM
  0 Thread: Cleaning solution for restoring Old machines
Post: RE: Cleaning solution for restoring Old machines
Juss1 Wrote: (01-21-2021, 09:37 PM) -- Just curious what cleaning solutions you guys use to clean the gunk of old machines.  I'm looking for opinions to use on the hardware part which have the grime,...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Power Tools 13 3,614 02-25-2021, 01:52 PM
  0 Thread: Help identify this plane
Post: RE: Help identify this plane
briman87 Wrote: (06-04-2020, 06:00 PM) -- I thought it was a Sargent do you have a rough idea of a date? -- Therte are several websites that sell parts for planes on line. The prices always seemed ...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,674 06-05-2020, 08:39 AM
  0 Thread: Help identify this plane
Post: RE: Help identify this plane
bandit571 Wrote: (06-03-2020, 10:35 AM) -- "Fulton" was a house brand of Sears & Roebuck Co. Sargent's secondary line of tools was called "Hercules". Number under the frog would be a "409".    ...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,674 06-03-2020, 11:53 AM
  0 Thread: Help identify this plane
Post: RE: Help identify this plane
I have two planes with teh same shape stamped lateral lever. On is marked c115 the othe c115 on the underside of the cap iron. So most likely the same. The makers for Sears were Stanley, Sargent and...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,674 06-03-2020, 11:52 AM
  0 Thread: question re stanley 6c frog?
Post: RE: question re stanley 6c frog?
bandit571 Wrote: (05-31-2020, 07:46 PM) -- Later models of Stanley No. 5-1/2 will work, as long as it is after the switch from 2-1/4" width to 2-3/8" width.....also, No. 7 planes are the same width, ...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 9 5,053 06-01-2020, 11:08 AM
  0 Thread: question re stanley 6c frog?
Post: question re stanley 6c frog?
I have a type 14 6c with a frog that has the top broken. What other Stanley plane # frogs will fit and does it need to be a typre 14 frog?
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 9 5,053 05-30-2020, 01:27 PM
  0 Thread: Planting Grass
Post: RE: Planting Grass
crokett™ Wrote: (05-18-2020, 10:10 AM) -- I am in eastern/central NC, so a lot of clay.  My yard is currently mostly weeds.  I want grass.  I don't plan to actually plant any grass until fall.  I've ...
 Jack in omaha Home Improvement 36 17,131 05-29-2020, 12:46 PM
  0 Thread: Bench grinder nut problem
Post: RE: Bench grinder nut problem
I did try. Very odd that it came off fine but will not go back. The threads on the arbor shaft look fine but I am not going to force it. So I ordered a 1/2 20 left hand nut online since I can not go ...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,677 05-27-2020, 09:16 AM
  0 Thread: Orange Agate Box
Post: RE: Orange Agate Box
Thanks for sharing lots of inspirining and informational items. Useful and enlightening! How is this different from Osage orange?
 Jack in omaha Woodworking 17 6,620 05-27-2020, 06:33 AM
  0 Thread: Bench grinder nut problem
Post: Bench grinder nut problem
I have a old gench grinder with a arbor says Maies I took off the left grinding stone and when I went to jut the new stone on the same nut on it jams . It starts fine but then stops it came off but ...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,677 05-26-2020, 11:13 AM
  0 Thread: Saw Medallion S H St Louis Mo
Post: RE: Saw Medallion S H St Louis Mo
enjuneer Wrote: (05-20-2020, 05:28 AM) -- After looking at the photos, "S.H. Co." is indeed "Simmons Hardware Company". The acorn and oak leaf is one of their many trademarks. -- Amd this opens a n...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 9 5,387 05-20-2020, 07:06 AM
  0 Thread: Saw Medallion S H St Louis Mo
Post: RE: Saw Medallion S H St Louis Mo
enjuneer Wrote: (05-19-2020, 08:13 AM) -- Could it be this one from H.M. Meier Hardware? It is related to Simmons since Herman M. Meier was a vice president in that company around 1900. https://...
 Jack in omaha Woodworking Hand Tools 9 5,387 05-19-2020, 11:25 AM

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