Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America
Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America

Author: Roger K. Smith

Publisher: North Village Publishing Company

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780940458055

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After ten years of gathering information and three years of full time research and extensive traveling, Roger K. Smith has authored his second book on patented planes. Contained in this comprehensive reference book are photographs, illustrations and a wealth of information relating to all patented and other planes manufactured in America between 1827 and 1960, which are known to exist, the exception being planes already presented in Volume I are not shown unless there was a design change and are used for comparison. Among much interested data included is: - New information on "Knowles Type" planes and Knowles planes marked Savage. - A Special 11 page section with previously unknown planes by Leonard Bailey - Planes manufactured by, and biographical information on scores of other inventors is present. -Over 50 pages are devoted to new data and rare planes by Stanley, including biographical information and photographs of their most important inventors. - The contents for over 20 important and rare catalogs with plane information is reproduced. - A special section on planes by Shelton, Millers Falls, Sargent, Ohio Tool Co., and Phelps Mfg. Co. is included. - The appendix contains William Hilton's Plane Patent Index, A type study of the Nos. 45 and 46 Stanley Combination Planes and Bedrock Planes. A Brand Name listing with over 160 names and other important data. - A complete bibliography, index, and extensive footnotes are included.

A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes
A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes

Author: Thomas L. Elliott

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-09-07

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1493054015

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With its initial publication in 1983, A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes profoundly transformed the emphasis and direction of tool collecting. After several years of meticulous research, Thomas L. Elliott has completely redesigned, revised, and expanded this fifth edition to include entries and information accumulated since the fourth edition. The heart of this guide is the alphabetical directory of plane makers and dealers. This fifth edition now includes: 4590 biographical entries; 6160 imprint illustrations; 3030 wedge outlines; and over 3000 individual ratings for judging relative scarcity and value. Also included are sections providing insights helpful in buying and selling planes, an illustrated glossary of plane terms and styles, and an extensive bibliography for further research. This book is useful to both the beginner and the advanced collector, to historians and genealogists, and to all other with an interest in the subject.

Leonard Bailey and his Woodworking Planes
Leonard Bailey and his Woodworking Planes

Author: Paul Van Pernis

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-11-30

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1931626456

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New Englander Leonard Baileywas one of the inventive geniuses of the American Industrial Revolution. His designs and patented inventions solved problems with woodworking planes that had plagued craftsmen for centuries. His planes allowed woodworkers to transition from the age of wooden carpenter’s planes to modern, metallic, fully adjustable planes suitable for any kind of woodworking. His plane designs are still in use throughout the world and are essentially unchanged from the planes he first made in the 1860’s. He deserves more credit than he has received among America’s great inventors. This book covers the thirty-two-year period in Leonard Bailey’s life between 1852 when he began inventing, making and selling woodworking tools in Winchester, Massachusetts, through his years at the Stanley Rule & Level Company from 1869–1874, and ends in 1884 when he worked in Hartford, Connecticut, and sold his Victor Tool business to the Stanley Rule & Level Company.

Restoring Antique Tools
Restoring Antique Tools

Author: Herbert P. Kean

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2001-04-01

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1493054368

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Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. It explains critical (and previously closely-held) restoration techniques in a way that even the most uninitiated can understand and follow, giving the reader confidence throughout and making the art of restoration not only extremely remunerative for the collector, but satisfying and fun as well. There are chapters covering all the categories of tools, as well as a general chapter on cleaning and refinishing. The author explains how to make a bow for a bow drill, how to tighten loose heads on Sheffield and Ultimatum braces, how to make wedges for planes, how to replace vials in levels, how to repair chipped or missing threads on a plow plane, and literally hundreds of other such invaluable instructions.

The Stanley Rule & Level Company's Combination Plane
The Stanley Rule & Level Company's Combination Plane

Author: Kenneth D. Roberts

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1989-09-01

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1931626650

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Invaluable for anyone who owns or uses a Stanley 45 or 55 combination plane. This special compilation covers the development of all major types of Stanley combination planes: the Miller, the Traut, as well as the Stanley 45 and 55. Not only are the planes and their evolution described and fully illustrated, but their patent information is included and, in the case of the 45 and 55, so are copies of the original instruction booklets. 80 pages. Fully illustrated.

The Wooden Plane
The Wooden Plane

Author: John M. Whelen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1993-03-01

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 1931626677

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A comprehensive reference that has been called "a work of clarity and imagination so influential it virtually defines its subject," this book describes, illustrates, and classifies all types of wooden planes from the common to the rare and unusual -- tracing their development and explaining their use. Included are both American and English planes, and also French, Dutch, German, Japanese and Chinese. Over 500 pages long, with more than 1,000 illustrations, it also includes: Chapters that describe and illustrate over 90 simple and 300 complex molding profiles; a description and explanation of the planes used by specific trades: the Cooper, Sashmaker, Coachmaker, Wheelwright, Planemaker, Organ Builder, Staircase Builder, Basketmaker, Rulemaker, Chairmaker, and Patternmaker; an Appendix that outlines a system for naming and classifying molding profiles, and another for identifying and classifying any plane based on its physical shape.

Warman's Tools Field Guide
Warman's Tools Field Guide

Author: Clarence Blanchard

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-03-31

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1440218838

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The take-it-with-you collecting resource... Warman's Tools Field Guide At last, a guide you can really carry along to flea markets, antique stores, rummage sales, auctions & estate sales, containing hundreds of color photographs to make on-the-spot appraisals easy. • 2,000 price listings covering planes, levels, saws, braces, drills, gauges, edged tools, and more • 250 color photos • Information on trends and values, and advice on building a collection New! Stanley Tools Chapter

Old-House Journal
Old-House Journal

Author:

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Published: 1994-09

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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Old-House Journal is the original magazine devoted to restoring and preserving old houses. For more than 35 years, our mission has been to help old-house owners repair, restore, update, and decorate buildings of every age and architectural style. Each issue explores hands-on restoration techniques, practical architectural guidelines, historical overviews, and homeowner stories--all in a trusted, authoritative voice.