Stanley #7

"Oregon" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I trade woodworking stories with a guy at work. He went to an estate sale
> this past weekend, and picked up a Stanley #7 for $15.00. He didn't really
> want it, but knew I would be interested. Several questions:
> 1. I'm trying to figure out how old this thing is. "BAILEY" appears on the
> bed in front of the knob, "MADE IN THE USA" appears immediately behind the
> knob. "No 7" cast into the rear of the bed. "STANLEY" on the lever cap,
> and "STANLEY" on the lateral adjustment lever. I'm thinking type 19, if I'm
> reading the reference material correctly.
> 2. I would be interested in available resources on proper restoration,
> adjustment, and use.

Get Michael Dunbar's book _Restoring, Tuning and Using Classic
Woodworking Tools_ and/or Garrett Hack's _The Handplane Book_. Hack's
book is more like "plane-porn", while Dunbar's is more nuts-and-bolts.

As for typing your plane -- from what you've said it does sound
like it might be a type 19. If you haven't already, you might want to
check out these two websites to verify it:
http://www.antique-used-tools.com/brtypes.htm
http://www.tooltrip.com/tooltrip8/stanley/stan-bpl/bailey-types.htm


Chuck Vance

Oregon wrote:
>
> I trade woodworking stories with a guy at work. He went to an estate sale
> this past weekend, and picked up a Stanley #7 for $15.00. He didn't really
> want it, but knew I would be interested. Several questions:
> 1. I'm trying to figure out how old this thing is. "BAILEY" appears on the
> bed in front of the knob, "MADE IN THE USA" appears immediately behind the
> knob. "No 7" cast into the rear of the bed. "STANLEY" on the lever cap,
> and "STANLEY" on the lateral adjustment lever. I'm thinking type 19, if I'm
> reading the reference material correctly.
> 2. I would be interested in available resources on proper restoration,
> adjustment, and use.
> Thanks,

go here and click on the blood and gore link
http://www.supertool.com/
charlie b