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   alanplanesaw | Dec 23, 2005 06:51am | #1

   Troy,

   Stanley made planes for for E. C. Simmons Hardware which was located in St. Louis.  Think of them as Black and Decker.  B&D sells all sorts of the things with the B&D name on them.  Tools, waffle irons, clothes irons, coffee makers, you name it.

   E.C. Simmons was the same way.  Tons of stuff made by other manufacturers.

   If the plane, such as a #4 size, says KK4, then it is the cheaper Stanley.  Not the regular Stanley #4.

   If it has only one K, such as  K4, then it is an early version Stanley Bedrock #4.  As you may know, the early Stanley Bedrocks had a rounded hump on each side.  When Stanley improved/changed their Bedrock design, and came out with the flat side design, then the old Bedrock molds made Keen Kutter K4s, and 5s, 6s, etc.

   Now, a lot of people collect Keen Kutter anything.  They are willing to pay a good price simply because it says Keen Kutter.  The challenge, find a plane with one K at an inexpensive price -- and buy it.  You have yourself a Stanley early Bedrock for a great price.

   Merry Christmas!

   Alan - planesaw

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   Troy | Dec 23, 2005 08:22am | #2

   Thanks for the clarification. You see a lot of the kk kleen kutters on e-bay.Troy