Misc. Shop Stuff #7: (SW) Dumb Luck

Sweet! Literally. Those are some nice sw hinges. Good luck finding the right project for them.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Nice find.

-- -Sam - West Virginia -

Here is a transitional for you.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/partial-decal-STANLEY-28-WOOD-PLANE-TOOL-sweetheart-transitional-/200781162341

-- -Sam - West Virginia -

Nice find

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sam, that is a nice #28!

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive

did they make SW transitionals?

Sweet find on those hinges. They will fit into your shop fine.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

I’ve not seen the logo stamped in wood, but the iron, sure. The decal is a dead giveaway for the era, too.

I was shocked to see the hinges had the logo, only spotted that kind of stuff on the ‘bay before.

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive

i guess this is the first time I’ve paid attention to the dates on gores site. Some of the transitionals were made until pretty recently. I wonder why there is such a difference in the stop production dates? I would assume it was demand.

You’ve got me thinking I need to pay attention when looking at hardware at flea markets.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Crap! I had no idea! You know you have to use them.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Smitty is that logo over your bed. If not it needs to be. Nice find.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

The only Stanley in the bedroom is the No. 34 tool catalog that sits on the nightstand. Sorry to disappoint. :-)

All the SW talk I do probably sounds like an obsession to the casual observer, but I just like finding examples of all the odd things the old Stanley slapped the logo on so long ago. Hinges, a knife set (which I did NOT buy, BTW), tool chests, tools, etc. Like there are Millers Falls, Diamond Edge, Keen Kutter, etc. folks out there too. I have a couple / three old train sets; they’re pre-war American Flyer O guage, and when I got those years ago it was AF only, no Lionel for me. Brand loyalty, I guess. Or just that there’s so much out there to go after, by limiting myself to niche products there’s less temptation overall.

That’s enough truth telling for a Saturday, I think.

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive

speaking of MF and screwdrivers. I’m sure I heard screw drivers. Anyhow, when I pulled these screwdrivers out of the box I thought of Smitty.

The hack saw is a MF’s #10, the large screwdriver is a champion. Then, isn’t this is a Stanley? I couldn’t find a brand.

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

The pair have the style of Hurwoods; does the steel go all the way through, and end in a visible (large) button at the butt end? It’s either Hurwood or a hurwood copy. They’re excellent drivers and take all kinds of abuse. The perfect handle is also a nice bench tool. I’ve got all kinds of sizes of them, don’t use them though…

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive

Nice find Smitty, who would have thunk it? Look forward to see it showing up on a project some day.

Congrats! They couldn’t have found a more appropriate home.

-- ~Tony