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Typing a Stanley #7
Bob Hutchins in central TX
>Can anyone give me a url that will describe typing for Stanley planes, particularly the #7? I went thru Blood and Gore but must have missed a reference to typing. What I'd really like to see is a table that distinguishes among the characteristics of the various types. Does such exist?
Contemplating the purchase of a #7 I've located but want to know more about its vintage before shelling out the shekels.
TIA
BobH
Re: Typing a Stanley #7 *LINK*
mike hamilton
>Here's the one I carry with me (just in case). Hope I add the URL correctly!
Regards,
Mike Hamilton
Plainfield, IN
Simple Stanley Chart
Re: Typing a Stanley #7 *LINK*
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Here's a page that will be helpful:
There is a lot more detailed information in John Walter's book, if you can find a copy. Also, be forewarned that dating a #7 is not quite as precise a science as dating a #4. Since there were fewer of them made, Stanley would use up old inventory that was specific to the larger size plane before starting to use elements of their latest design. With 4s and 5s, the dates are really close, but with 7s and 8s, you might find older castings or parts mixed with newer standard parts. Of course this might only throw you off a few months, but mixtures from two adjacent types are possible, and don't necessarily mean you are looking at a "Frankenplane." They just didn't have "just in time" manufacturing procedures.
Re: Typing a Stanley #7
Jerry Nicholson
>You mean like my #7 that has a type 15 (1931-1932) sole (stamped "imperfect") with a WWII frog and Victory blade?
Jerry
How 'bout one... *LINK*
Scott in Douglassville, PA
>...here at WoodCentral?
In the BP Articles...
Thanks to All! I Knew I'd Seen One
Bob Hutchins in central TX
>Seems to be a 1930's version. I'll let you know if I get it.
Thanks again,
BobH
Re: How 'bout one...
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Total speculation, here, but consider the situation, with rationing and labor shortages during WWII. Planes are still needed, but cast iron and milling machine operators are in short supply, and your best machines and machinists are being used to turn out parts more critically needed for the war effort, so why not go back through the bin of rejected parts and pull out a perfectly usable but blemished sole, and turn it into a real plane? Someone out there probably really needed it, and had no other options.