Record 74 Auto Vice Cleanup
Record’s 74 Auto Vices still show up fairly regularly in the UK – this one is a bit grotty but in otherwise good condition, the …
the Record 52 1/2 vice – a timeline
1877 Wilson Riley and and an unknown inventor working for Smith, Marks & Co applied to patent two different quick-release (QR) vices in 1877. Both …
the Record 52 1/2 vice
Record quick-release vices have long been a favourite amongst woodworkers around the world and for a while during the early 20th century Record were making …
Parkinson’s Patent Perfect Vise
Welcome to part I of this potted history of the quick-release woodworking vice – a history that will culminate with the venerable and arguably never-bettered …
The Record Stay-Set Cap-Iron
Leonard Bailey’s eponymous plane design was so good that bar a few minor tweaks by J A Traut1)Traut was a prolific inventor who worked for …
All about plane irons – a summary
Right, that’s quite enough about plane irons. Here is a summary: Sharpening bench planes – preparing the iron bench planes – grinding bench planes – …
Laminated plane irons – Stanley and Record
Following the previous articles about iron, steel and plane cutters it may be tempting to view laminated cutters as an historical curiosity from a forgotten …
How to refurbish a bench plane
This post describes how to refurbish a bench plane. To show what can be done with even the most unpromising looking specimen, here is the …
Dating Record Bench Planes
The most complete reference prepared for dating record bench planes was created by David Lynch: http://www.recordhandplanes.com …and the information in this post is based on …
Record Bench Planes – a Brief History
Old Record bench planes show up on Ebay UK on a weekly basis and are frequently described by optimistic sellers as “Vintage”, but how old are they …