The Millers Falls Two-part Lever Cap
Millers Falls were one of several companies that launched a range of bench planes after Stanley’s patents on the
bench planes
The Record Stay-Set Cap-Iron
Leonard Bailey’s eponymous plane design was so good that bar a few minor tweaks by J A Traut in
Laminated plane irons - Stanley and Record
Following the previous articles about iron, steel and plane cutters it may be
tempting to view laminated cutters
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laminated plane irons revisited
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at least in the 2nd half of the 19th century, see footnote below for some information about laminated irons
bench planes - laminated vs steel blades
If you pick up a wooden bench plane from the the last century (there are lots of them about still!
Bench planes - blade steel choices
Makers of edge tools, including plane blades, need to be concerned about several different properties of steel.
Steel Properties
Toughness:
bench planes - thick or thin irons?
From the time Leonard Bailey introduced metal plane in the 1860s until quite recently they were supplied with thin irons.
bench planes - tapered or parallel blades?
Although this article is about blades used in wooden planes there is an interesting parallel between the blade choices available
bench planes - blade camber
We already read about the importance of sharpening angles, camber is the other consideration when sharpening a plane cutter.
It
bench planes - honing
Once you’ve ground the blade to to about the right angle then you need to hone it in order