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Both Record and Stanley recommended a 35 degree single bevel for their metal plough plane cutters. I don't know if that's also applicable to wooden plough plane cutters. Cheers, Vann.

I think this may be your point, but I'm sorry, like bugbear, I think you're so far off the topic of this thread... I think Andy's question is an interesting one - just what sort of quantities were planes produced in? Cheers, Vann.

I've heard the microwave is a better killer - not sure if it affects the wood in any way. I have an aerosol can of borer killer, with a tube you stick into the opening of the wormhole. It's amazing how far the wormholes go. It's the main part of my anti-borer procedure when I find a hole in a...

This does look like a better engineered solution than the LV idea. And there's no shortage of incomplete No.4 planes for sale in my neck of the woods (I always thought Finland would be an interesting place to live - but if there is a shortage of No.4s there... no way :mrgreen: ) Cheers, Vann.

Hi Andy. I've often wondered that myself. I reckon Stanley USA must have made 100s of millions (all sizes) over their many years of production. Even Record must have got to tens of millions, surely? I have tried hinting in a thread Rob Lee was participating in, but no uptake... I think it's...

To be fair, Wizard has been repeatedly turned down on his offer. And... ...does give the OP another chance to come to his senses, even gives him a push. All fair and above board as I see it. Cheers, Vann.

Wishing you well, and looking forward to seeing you post again on the other side. Chees, Vann.

No it isn't :!: I can see a whole lot of hollows both in front of, and behind the mouth :mrgreen: Cheers, Vann.

I've noticed, when de-rusting blades in citric acid, that the hardened portion come out darker than the non-hardened steel - almost a black vrs grey. Usually on plane irons the dark portion stops at the bulbous part of the slot. So I guess you could try dipping your chisel into citric acid for...

I've never checked to see how many tpi M6 is. Cheers, Vann.

Nope. Except secondhand through dealers or ebay. Cheers, Vann.

Way back then there were no standard threads. The Yanks did not yet have standard threads. About the only thing that had been standardised was the Whitworth form (55 degrees). What surprises me is that these no-longer-standard threads lasted so long - into the 1990s, before Stanley changed to...

The No.50 has jaws 6" wide, and opens to 4½" - same as the No.51 you have; The No.52 has jaws 7" wide, and opens to 8" The No.52½ has jaws 9" wide, and opens to 13" The No.53 has jaws 10½" wide, and opens to 15". HTH. Cheers, Vann.

Maybe it's a new trend? Cheers, Vann.

Record No.52, or at a pinch Record No.52½. The Record No.53 is huge and unnecessary for "only very occasional light work". Each of these models is also made in a version with a dog - designated No.52D, No.52½D, etc - a feature you may find useful if you get into woodworking. There is a...

Now let me think. Which would I prefer, a Stanley in pink, or a Clifton in graphite? Hmmm...that's a hard one (hammer) I'm leaning towards the pink.... Cheers, Vann :mrgreen:

Cheers, Vann.

With regard to the finish on the frogs on my Cliftons, I'm not sure that I agree with either of you. The surface of the frog must be flat (to a decent standard), and both of mine are. The machining is not uneven, just a little coarser than the old Record - but barely visible. I don't need a...

According to the pamphlet that came with my Record No.145 "bench holdfast - its use and maintenance" "Minimum distance from bench edge and from bench front": 6 3/8" (162mm) for the No.145 and 7 9/16" (191mm) for the No.146. Other dimensions that may be of interest: Maximum reach: #145 - 5 7/8"...

Maybe I shouldn't be posting this here - but it's the only part of the forum I regularly visit. From the toolie point-of-view, there were three things that happened in 2014 that saddened me: 1) the death of RichardT in May. Richards posts were always informative and always with a sense of...