5 min readCollectingStanley Trammel PointsFigure 1 (left). An 1874 Stanley advertisement showing its nos. 1, 2, and 3 trammel points. The Stanley Rule & Level Co. of New Britain,...
8 min readTechnologyStanley Model Shop #278 Rabbet and Fillester PlaneThe Stanley Rule & Level Company was always interested in providing its customers with the tools they wanted. They were very adept at...
7 min readTechnologyRosewood Buttons on Lever CapsBy the 1890's, Stanley Rule & Level Company had become an industrial juggernaut. They proudly boasted in their pocket catalogs that they...
6 min readCollectingVariations on Stanley's Corner Rounding Planes from The Model ShopStanley introduced the #144 corner rounding plane in 1925. They advertised these planes as "designed for rounding corners on wall board...
5 min readTechnologyA Bit of Whimsy from the Model ShopShortly after the Civil War and well into the first three decades of the 20th century beadboard was a popular finish in many homes. It...
9 min readTechnologyStanley's #75 Bull Nose Rabbet Planes from the Model ShopSince my last post was on the topic of bull nose planes from the Stanley model shop, I thought we would take a look at this smallest...
