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I disagree - that is nerdy - but it's cool. A great idea, I like it. Cheers, Vann.

When the Stanley No.50 first came out (1884 according to Patrick's B&G) it didn't have a depth adjuster. Record copied the design in 1932 (according to the late David Lynch), but in 1933 they decided to add a screw depth adjuster to their 050. In 1936 Stanley added an adjuster, not a screw...

Somewhere about the early 1970s, Stanley UK switched from brass nuts to aluminium nuts for the handles, then a few years later they switched back to brass. About the same time they switched from a brass adjusting wheel to a plated steel wheel, and again back to brass. Your 'skip' No.5 must be...

These cutters have a little value. They're mostly obsolete tooling*, but there are people who love old machinery. You won't retire on the sale of these, but you should get a pint or three from the proceeds of a sale. * and therefore probably illegal in commercial use in some countries. As...

Possibly. A repaired plane can be a POS, or a perfectly useable tool, depending on the quality of the repair. Being mostly a bottom feeder (especially when hobby funds were tighter) I bought several cheap repaired planes. These are the planes I reach for most often... The 05 jack has a...

What do you define as too thin? My Record irons are mostly 2.2-2.4mm thick (with none exceeding 2.4mm), whereas some USA Stanley irons are down to 1.95mm thick. If I felt an iron was on the thin side, I'd pair it with a good solid cap-iron (with 3 point contact, not the incorrectly bent bits...

Yup. It's a feature of Marples cap-irons (on their "Bailey" style planes). I've not seen it on any other maker's planes. Cheers, Vann.

Get well soon. I guess it was more than 9 sore teeth (a bad play on your handle "sawtooth-9") Cheers, Vann.

I suspect there will be a difference in quality between the early Wodens (when they were an independent company) and later Wodens (when their plane department had been bought by Record and "Woden" was Record's budget line). Don't worry , if Trump gets in the good old days may return (hammer)...

I usually have trouble finding a washer that fits under the nut. I tend to just grind a bit off the length of the threaded rod. Cheers, Vann.

Okay, I wasn't sure on that one. So what was ten shillings called? Half a quid? Ten bob? - Both IIRC, but I thought it had it's own name, not a multiple of something else... Cheers, Vann.

Over here (NZ) we 'decimalised' in 1967 (I was 11yo). Some variations on what you described: two pounds, two shillings and eleven pence was written as £2/2/11, or £2 2s 11d (less common); two pounds, two shillings and no pence was more often written as £2/2/- than £2/2/0 (or £2 2s 0d) Two and a...

"273 sold" I'll bet not many at that price though... Maybe you've got to haggle :wink: Cheers, Vann.

Wot Andy said. With a brace handle, you're not going to get it off for repair - so it's repair it in place (using Andy's suggested method) or replace it completely with a two-part handle (in a material of your choice). I don't know what Bakelite repair gunk is available - maybe just use...

Lots of interest from where I'm standing. Cheers, Vann.

18" blade !! No damage to your mate, or the blade I hope? Cheers, Vann.

Following your question, I've looked a quite a few websites looking for an answer - with no success. So here is what I know: I bought a number of basket-case "Yankee" 130 screwdrivers for parts, a few years ago (when Stanleytoolparts.com stopped selling parts to the general public). I now have...

As I see it, the Stay-Set had two advantages: - it stiffened thinner blades without attempting to flex them; - it made reseting the irons much quicker for those who hone by hand. The disadvantage was that the "deflector" would drop off for those who didn't adapt their technique when removing or...

+2 Cheers, Vann.

Stanley bought out North Bros. in 1946 (18th April I believe) and continued to manufacture a lot of the "Yankee" range in the States. When they shifted production of the "Yankee" screwdrivers to Sheffield I don't know. Cheers, Vann.