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Stanley transitional plane with steel bottom

Started by Northwoods, April 10, 2021, 05:44:27 PM

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Northwoods

I have seen two of these and got one yesterday.
Anyone know anything about these?
It has an Edgewood blade.  Can't find info on that either.
The ORIGINAL Northwoods.

Bill Houghton

Is is a regular bench-size/use plane, but with a steel bottom?  Probably added, if so.

Northwoods

The wooden body is 15" by 2 1/2"--like a No. 26 or 27.
The mark is poorly done and no No. is visible.
The steel plate is perfectly fitted to the body with a 1/4" upturn lip at the front to prevent gouging and scraping.
Held in place by 16 evenly-spaced countersunk screws.
This--and the other one I saw a few weeks back--are clearly factory done.
Patrick makes no mention of them.

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan4.htm
The ORIGINAL Northwoods.

300man

I know this is an old thread but...I found a plane today exactly as the OP described. Metal bottom with a fit so precise that it seems to be a factory made plane?

Same counter sunk screw pattern and up turned edge recessed into the front of the plane body.

So that makes 4 LOL!

Jim C.

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