I bought these planes at a market in Tennessee and the man wasn’t sure what manufacturer they derived from or what type # they are. He told me not to go off what the blade and cap says because those can be replaced. I’m new to all this therefore I took what he said with a grain of salt till I found someone who is knowledgeable in this realm, sadly there is no one in my area who is…so I’m putting this out on the ether to see what I catch.
From what I gathered in my searching is I have two fore (Jack) planes and one smooth plane. Is that correct research?
The red colored plane and the supposed handyman Stanley are 2” blades and the other supposed Fulton is a 1-3/4” blade.
Thank you for any help sent!
I’m also putting this out on the Instagram to see if I can get any nibbles too.
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Grubbs,
I'm not a handplane historian but if you use Stanley as the standard, the type of plane can be identified by the length of the plane body.
#3 & #4 are Smoothing planes Length 8" & 9" respectively
#5 is the Jack Plane Length 14"
#6 is a Fore Plane Length 18"
#7 & #8 are Jointers Length 22" & 24" respectively
Much more info here: http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan1.htm
You can also Google info on Fulton Planes
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