7 min readManufacturingMore Rosewood Buttons on Lever CapsIn my last blog post I talked about two Stanley block planes with rosewood buttons on their knuckle joint lever caps. In this post I'm...
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 readManufacturingJustus Traut's Bull-Nose PlaneBefore I tell you about it, let's put this bull-nose plane from the Stanley Model Shop in its proper historical context by delving a bit...
7 min readTechnologyTraut's Patent Hollow and Round PlaneIn my last post I described a nice little curved bottom block plane made by Justus Traut that dated from 1897-1902. We know that Traut...
4 min readTechnologyFrom the Stanley Model Shop, Installment #2, A Round Bottom Block PlaneMany of the tools from the Stanley Rule & Level Company Model Shop are marked with a number placed on the tool with white paint. This...
