Stanley "Liberty Bell plane"

[steven c newman]

I have an older one of these. The original handle ( Tote?) was gone, so I used a handle from a "Great Neck" smooth plane. Is there a pattern out there for me to make a "replacement" that "fits" this old guy. The wood body is still "true", and the blade (original!) is still in great shape. This is, and will be a "user". What type of wood would I need for the handle?

[David Myers]

Lee Valley has been kind enough to post templates for their own planes as well as Stanley #'s 2-8.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=63262&cat=1,46168

[James Taglienti]

I have a liberty bell jack right here. ill sell you the handle for 5 bucks plus shipping if you'd like

[Mark Dorman]

I have a #132 Liberty Bell Jointer Type 2 that has a broken tote and in reasearching I found that Beech is the wood type.
Here is a link to the study I found. http://richmondantiquetools.org/Liby%20Bell%20Type%20Study%20_2_.pdf

The Lee Valley #5 and up handle pattern matches very close to what I have on my plane.

[steven c newman]

Just a picture of this plane: apparently, since I've already posted a picture elsewhere ( A few old users), there seems to be a problem posting it here.:confused: