Mystery Plane

Trying to get three little block planes cleaned up. Shocking them didn't quite work, will need a bigger "Zapper" i guess. One little block is a rebuilt Stanley #120. The second one is a might smaller, about an inch shorter. The third one? Well, it IS the same size as the #120, butWhen you need a 5/32 allen wrench to remove the cap? Check out that iron, as well. Different shape under the "hood' as well. Look Ma, NO WHEEL! now about that ironEver see a Block plane set up like a scrub plane. That is one big camber there. Look closely at the end of the iron. That is the logo for Diamond Edge Tools. As for the base..All it says is "MadeinUSA", no other markings, at all. Strange plane, A DE????Scrub/Block Plane????

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Permalink Reply by steven newman on June 22, 2012 at 11:52am

Might have been made by Sargent for Diamond Edge Tools??? This little critter has been around awhile. Same overall size as my Stanley #120, BUT, the cap sits way higher in the air, the stanley has a way to adjust the depth, with a lever. Knob is a bit unusuall as well..

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Permalink Reply by steven newman on June 23, 2012 at 9:01am

As for that stanley #120: Got a replacement cap, and it fits!! The iron though has another dating feature. Instead of your usual Stanley in a box logo, or a "V" shaped logo, or even a Sweetheart thingy, this iron has a stamped

STANLEY RULE & LEVEL Co. in a big curve around the top edge of the iron. A MADE IN USA is in a line across the iron's width. MIGHT be something inside that arch, just can't see anything, yet.

As for the third blockplane. It has a 1-1/2 wide iron, no markings, other than those grooves on the iron's edge. Hmm, a Toothing Block plane? Base is just a hair shy of 2" wide, by about 6-1/2" long. Cap has a "Bottle-cap' adjustor to tighten the iron down. Iron rests on a single "post". In front of the opening for the non-adjustable mouth..... well, instead of the usual flat stock, this has a wedge shape. Small round knob, with a bolt through it. The only markings so far has been a "5" on the underside of the cap. Strange planes are flying around these parts.....

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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Larry Buskirk on June 23, 2012 at 9:23am

Steve,

Maybe it's a stealth plane

Sorry I just couldn't resist. . . .

Larry

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on June 23, 2012 at 9:20pm

You got me on this one Steve.

John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

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Permalink Reply by steven newman on June 24, 2012 at 10:45am

#1 Stanley #120 VERY old iron..

#2- DE Block plane, made by Sargent as a 107. Has the same footprint as a Stanley #2. Might have been cambered as a small smoother.

#3- MIGHT be a Stanley? SMALL little plane, 1-1/2 wide iron. 6-1/2" long base. FANCY knob, modeled on a Stanley "High Knob" just sized to fit a small block plane. Has stanley style threads.

'and may the road raise up to meet ye'