TOOL MUSEUM
There are many paths to the same destination. Some straight and narrow , some convoluted with many twists and turns. On these pages are some designs that didn't make it; though some are very good and interesting.
NEW!!! Meriden Malleable Iron Block Plane LINK
Stanley No. 212 small ( No. 1 sized) scraper plane LINK
Leonard Bailey Victor No. 3 1/2 LINK
Auburn Metallic Plane Co...Palmers Patent LINK
Stanley G-6, Gage frog design LINK
Standard Rule Company jack plane LINK
Birminham Plane Co. one of the RARE ones...Link
Rodier's Patent...the squiggly plane, interesting look and even more interesting mechanical design...LINK
Bailey Woonsocket plane...Bailey also worked for these fellows during one of his spats with Stanley. Depth adjustment with no backlash...LINK
Union X series planes.. who said that Stanley had a lock on plane design, here's a nifty little idea from Union that eliminated backlash from the depth adjuster...LINK
Vineland Gage plane ..bought out by Stanley just so they could get their hands on the unique frog/blade design...LINK
Sargent Auto-set plane...interesting idea...and they work great...LINK
Sargent Shaw's Patent John Shaw's concept similar to the Bedrock style Bailey's.. LINK
Chaplin's Patent...LINK
Chaplin's patent No. 1203 LINK
Seigley Planes...LINK
Christian Sholl patented beveled four stem marking gage patented March 8, 1884 patent number 41,867…This has got to be one of the more intriguing gages I’ve ever seen. Not one, not two not even three but four separate independently adjustable stems allow you to set four separate and distinct marks at the same time. LINK
Shelton...yeah, I know, they really were c**p...but they did have a few good ideas...their execution wasn't up to snuff though...LINK
A FEW ADDITIONS: LINK
Odd shaves and scrapers, not generally seen...anyone interested in seeing a few? LINK