Vintage old woodworking tools.
This is a fine example of a Stanley No. 51 Spokeshave. A spokeshave is a hand tool used primarily in woodworking for shaping and smoothing curved and flat surfaces. It consists of a metal body with a sharp blade fixed between two handles, allowing for greater control and precision while working on wood. Spokeshaves are … Read more
The Stanley No. 113 Circular Plane was used for planing convex or concave surfaces. It was one of three models Stanley had for circular planes. The other popular models were the ones known as the Victor design first produced by the Leonard Bailey company: The No. 20 Victor Circular Plane and the 20 1/2 Victor … Read more
The Stanley No. 46 Skew Cutter Combination Plane looks almost identical to the Stanley 45, except that the cutters are skewed or angled with respect to the bottom of the plane, and no beading or moulding blades were offered with them. Early models of the 46 and 47 had no fence, although the early 46’s … Read more