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   sschefer | Jul 03, 2002 01:05am | #1

   Try doing a search on Stanley Planes. Set the the search engine for updated From the beginning of time to 6 months ago this should give you a thread to a post I did a while back that revealed some great info web sites. I wish I could remember them but my brain is on drain mode at the moment.

   Steve - in Northern California

   
   

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   Edited 7/2/2002 6:06:43 PM ET by Steve Schefer

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   eddiefromAustralia | Jul 03, 2002 01:15am | #3

   Hi Steve,

   Good to see you back.

   For plane dating, try the following sites as a suggestion:

   http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~alf/en/en.html - Section on 'lore'

   http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm

   Cheers,

   Eddie

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   badoyn | Jul 03, 2002 04:54am | #4

   One again, thanks for the great info from all of you.

   This will get me off and running.

   Michael

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   SCFrankland | Jul 03, 2002 01:14am | #2

   Try the link below.

   http://www.wwforum.com/faqs_articles/datplan.html

   Scott C. Frankland

   Newfoundland Wood Worker

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   SawdustSteve | Jul 03, 2002 08:15pm | #5

   Just a few items to check...   First the plane was first offered in 1870.

   Is the front knob short and squat (pre 1922) or tall (post 1922)?

   On the lateral adjust lever, if the inside end is a flat 'bar' then it is pre 1888, a round end is post 1888.

   I am assuming the cam lever cap has a straight 'keyhole' and no lettering, (pre 1925)

   The frog adjustment screw was added in 1914

   In 1905, the re-designed frog sits on a 'high' base.

   Hope these 'points of dating' help.

      SawdustSteve   Long Island, NY

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   nhlett | Jul 03, 2002 10:08pm | #6

   Whenever I have a question about Stanley plane I go to http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm. It is the most comprehesive Stanley plane reference I've found.

   Peter