My Hand Plane Collection. The years Stanley made them and the reason for the types
My Hand Plane Collection. The years Stanley made them and the reason for the types
This vid shows my Stanley hand plane collection with an explanation for the years made and the types they belong to. After a hundred years hand planes vary. Who knows if all the pieces were originally on the plane. With slop over between types until Stanley got rid of the stock, this vid is just my educated guess; and how educated it is I’m not even sure of that.
Hi Mike thanks for the video. Nice poster back there 😉
You sound like John Malkovich and I absolutely love it! Awesome collection too
Mike its LEVER CAP LEVER CAP.
nice collection, although not.sure if id be collecting or showing off the corrigated bottm planes, kindof a mistake by stanley imo.
however, id suggest you learn to use and enjoy them, or sell or give them to someone who will use them. i hate to see good old tools sit on shelves and collect dust, to me the attraction of beautifull old hand tools is not only in how they look but also in their functionality and the joy in using them. no collector worth his salt would ever stick a valuable antique violin in a display case and never play it. insturments are ment to be played, tools are ment to be used.
It’s easy to sense your passion, and that makes the video enjoyable, so thank you. I don’t have anything like your collection, and nowhere near as old. I have what I determined to be the essentials for my kind of hand woodworking. They are all pre WWII but are ‘users’, not ‘collector’ grade. However, using these older, quality tools brings me such a lot of pleasure. Properly set up, they all do their jobs very well. I’m now looking for a decent Stanley 9 1/2 and maybe a 60 1/2 to complete my ‘user’ set…;-) I’d like to get my hands on a nice 140, but they’re kinda hard to find and pay for!
P.S. I never understood the point of bull-nose planes. It seems to me that they might as well just snap off the part in front of the blade to make it more useful in tight corners! Any comments? Anyway, thanks again for your enjoyable and informative video.
Amazing collection. I’m jealous. Thanks Mike
I like your collection, you should try and use them more than you do. Cheers from Tasmania
Excelente Mike! Best wishes from Uruguay-South America
Thats a really nice collection, if you get bored off it, just send to me in denmark.
Your white little sweetheart looks sweeter than my black one, so put him in the package to, I promise I won’t plane with him🤪
Mike you have an amazing collection. do you have a link of a website to help date one? I was given a hand plane a 5 1/2 C. and on the iron it has pat,date Apr 19, 92
Hi Mike, Thank you for sharing your cool collection.
Mike what are the identification on a Stanley number one
That was fun to watch and very informative. Now I have to run to my shop and look at my meager collection . See what years my planes are from . Great video.
The AMT planes are Luthiers tools
Thank you Mike. You have a nice collection. They are in beautiful shape. I have a similar collection, but not as well restored / refurbished. Mine are not all Stanley’s, a few Miller Falls & Sargent. I did pick up examples of circular planes. Very interesting mechanisms.
Hey Mike you have some beautiful hand planes. I have about fifteen but I don’t know much about them .
The run-down on the model types at the end was very helpful. I’m looking at a model 5C type-13 on Ebay and couldn’t figure out the year. Even the seller didn’t know. Thanks for an informative vid.
Can somebody tell me what these planes are worth
Hi Mike, I too have gotten on that slippery slop of buying old Stanley planes and have a small collection. I was wondering if you would share your secrets on how you are able to put that much shine back into the soles. I soak, clean and polish mine but have never been able to get that high of a sheen. Thanks Willie Sims
That blonde looks like a model 38DD type 9. I tried to collect them at one point but they kept getting free and running away.
Great video! Thanks!
I’m kicking the unknown barstard who stole dads 101n half from his estate.When i found out they are worth upto NZ$1000 i know why it was stolen.I have many of the planes in your collection and strangely enough the wooden coffin plane does the smoothest job of them all because it has the thickest blade.My most expensive at NZ$100 is a Record 0120 still in the box unused and unsharpened until i got it.
Nice collection you have thanks for showing us.
I’m looking for a lever cap for my stanley bailey #6 type 11. Mine is welded back in the same place as yours. Could you tell me what size the lever cap is on these planes
Отличая коллекция инструмента👍👍👍👍👍
At 84 my hearing is not so good and couldn’t tell if Mike was saying "letter lock" or "leather lock". I did understand "lever lock" Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks
I enjoyed seeing all the different types and hearing about the history and details on what makes them different. Thanks Mike, it was interesting 🇨🇦
Beautiful collection, how you keep them so shiny and beautiful? When I store my planes they start rusting slowly.
Hi Mike, your video caused me to hit the like button as well as the subscribe button as I found it very informative. My wife and I also are entering the realm of buying, restoring and selling hand planes on ebay and I have been doing a lot of research while purchasing handplanes online. I have my own collection as well as others I intend to restore for resale. My workshop is pretty well equipped so I am now looking at ways to make money considering all of the investment I have so far so I look forward to watching your other videos on this subject as well. Thank you for sharing and I wish you well.
Hey Mike, I think I found a type 8 N0 5 plane. What indicators would I look for?
Lovely stuff, Thank you ! Derek Rowe. East Sussex uk
Awesome collection…I’m a framer by trade, diy mechanic and getting into woodworking, I have only two planes #4,#2 Stanley sweetheart…nice video
The plane that was open on the sides is called a "bench rebate plane", Americans call it a Rabbet, difference between a rebate plane and most of the others is that the plane iron cuts right up to the outside edges of the sole. I use tools and I’m not a collector unless I use it, but I can relate to your love of good tools and yes they are beautifully crafted. I like your video’s and I like some of the history that goes with the planes. Great work any may it bring you more knowledge and joy in the future.
Fascinating collection! Thank you for sharing. And, thank you for the education…answered all of my questions.
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American tool collectors are ruining it for everyone else. Assholes.
I have a wooden block 15" long X 2 1/2" wide X 1 1/2 high with a metal frame(saddle) with a large standard front ball handle & a full grip back handle. the blade is a 45 degrees & a brass horizontal adjustment. Also has a a side to side adjustment at the top, that moves left to right.
Question is what kind of plane is it & will it clean up a table top made of constriction grade lumber? I am making an farmhouse table this summer for use in a wedding, my first table & they want a rustic look.
Thank you for the video. That was great information about hand planes.
Thank You Sir. My Father and Grandfather and Great Grandfather were all wood workers. All are gone now and when checking through an old box he had I found an old Stanley plane with minor wood damage on front knob and surface rust but nothing that can’t be brought back. It is 9 inches long and about 5 inches tall. It has those same patent dates of Mar 25 02/Aug 19 02/ and Apr 19 10. On the front it is stamped Bailey NO 3. What can you tell me about it. Would greatly appreciate any help. Love your videos and the cute PUP. Retired Military Policeman from Michigan.
Great Information, thank you for sharing!
how do you restore the chrome cap irons?
it is like sitting next to you and sharing your treasures. thks
Very informative! Thanks for posting
Hi Mike, need to ask some advice, I bought a couple of planes that are rusted but not too much, does restoring them devalue them by any chance? one is a Stanley number 5=1/2
G’Day Mike,i too have a collection,but mine were mostly inherited,,,
Have you ever heard of a compass plane??,Don’t blame you for not knowing,,
I mean i’m 60 and only last week saw one for the first time,
they were mainly used for internal and external radi,,,ummm big curves,,
any way Love your passion for your tools,
by the time i get mine they need a whole lot of work,,,
saw a comment on how you get them so shiny,,after i make mine flat,I use 0000 steel wool and brasso,no chance of making them not flat with such fine wool,
And yes, hours of work,,
thanks,,
Mike would it be possible to have the note on all type ove plane ! That you did explane years identification ,type bayles versus Stanley…would be fantastique for me .Thanks in advance .it would be easer for me to read because y am french canadian an collectsome olds tool and métal plane.
Hello Mike – Listening to you is like talking to every old friend of mine, old car guy / old biker guy / old school / we sure had fun with hot rods and Harleys — you get it. Can you talk a bit about the WorTH brand plane you picked off the shelf, I bought one for cheap and cant find any info about it. Did it have a parent company ? Thanks ……………Dave
Nice collection magnificent
My notes from ur video
Type 10:
* Circa 1907-1909
* first to have adjustable frog
* Had “Stanley Rule & Level stamped on blade
Type 11:
* Circa 1910-1918
* has 3 patient dates; 02, 02, 10
* V shaped logo
Type 12:
* Circa 1919-1924
* High knob
* Sweet Heart Logo
Type 13:
* Circa 1925-1928
* only one patient date 10 AKA 1919
Type 14:
* Circa 1929-1930
* Made in USA is now on toe, not Bailey
* Ring around Knob
Type 15:
* Made in USA is behind the frog / in front of tote (handle)
* No patient date
* Bailey is behind the knob
Type 16:
* Circa 1933-1941
* sweet heart is removed
* Kidney shaped lever lock hole
* rim in front and back of plane
Awesome thanks for sharing
hey Mike great collection, just wondering is there a difference in how a smooth plane and a corrugated plane operate
thanks doug
Hey Mike I got back into my shop because of the same reason I can’t get under my cars either! Lol So woodworking won out ! I can still do my little projects!!!👍👍👍