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   rslatm | Jun 04, 2003 10:01pm | #1

   http://www.supertool.com/

   Go to Patrick's Blood and Gore for Stanley tools
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   jase | Jun 09, 2003 10:26pm | #2

   http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip8/stanley/stan-bpl/bailey-types.htm

   Best site I've been pointed to for dating planes, although I've never dated any.Jase--Is there a better way?

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   eddiefromAustralia | Jun 09, 2003 11:02pm | #3

   Fred,

   Here's a webpage on dating manufacture of Stanley bench planes.

   Cheers,

   eddie

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   fredb | Jun 10, 2003 10:08pm | #4

   Wow - thanks!

   Now I'd like to know of a good reference (or somewhere in that site) that I can "see" some of these types (i.e., pictures) and diagrams of plane parts. I'll check some of my books in the mean time. It seems so far, after much studying the plane, that it's probably a Type #17. Before I was really "getting into" handplanes, I had replaced the iron with a new one and don't know if I still have the older one (which may or may not have been an original anyway). Every other part of it looks to be the same age and the black paint is nearly worn off the knob and handle.

   My thanks to the host/author of the web site that has led me to the approximate age of this plane. As it was my grandfather's, and although he wasn't really a wookworker that I know of, I'll cherish it all the same.

   Thanks for the pointer!

   Regards - Fred

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   BenM | Jun 11, 2003 08:34pm | #5

   A good reference is "Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools" by John Walter.  It has an appendix with sketches showing the various plane types, including closeups of specific components.