Found a Rust Bucket

[Christopher Berry]

My name is Chris and I'm from central MS. Just recently got into woodworking and have bought and cleaned up a few planes along the way. I found a VERY rusted up one at a flea market for $3 and brought it home. I cleaned it up a little bit and cannot find any makers markings on it, any way to tell who made it? Lever cap has 115 cast into the back. Frog has C 55 cast into the bottom.

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[Greg Wease]

Stanley used that shape lateral lever on some of their Defiance planes. That's my vote.

[Jessica Pierce-LaRose]

The brass nuts and the tote look a little nicer than some of the Defiance that I've seen; and the fully-milled frog is definitely nicer than a lot of the Defiance planes I've run across; but I'm not as good at this stuff as others. My first instinct was Sargent, but those are usually better labelled.

http://www.brasscityrecords.com/toolworks/graphics/plane%20id.html

[Jim Koepke]

Christopher,

Welcome to the Creek.

I'm with Greg on this looking like a Stanley product.

Do you have a way to measure the thread pitch?

Also, what is the blade width?

jtk

[steven c newman]

Stanley "Trade" plane, sold at Sears and other Hardware Stores290005

[Christopher Berry]

Thanks for the info guys. The measurements are: Sole 2 1/8 X 9 1/4, the blade is 1 3/4 X 7 1/8, Lever Cap is 1 3/4 X 5 1/8 and the chip breaker is 1 3/4 X 5.

[Jim Koepke]

Thanks for the info guys. The measurements are: Sole 2 1/8 X 9 1/4, the blade is 1 3/4 X 7 1/8, Lever Cap is 1 3/4 X 5 1/8 and the chip breaker is 1 3/4 X 5.

Sounds like a #3. I thought it looked small for a #4.

jtk

[lowell holmes]

I have a #3 Bailey that I like a lot. It falls somewhere between a block plane and a bench plane.

It is a bench plane of course, but I use it a lot where my apron plane is a little small.

My #4 and up all have Veritas breakers and irons in them, but the # 3 has the Stanley iron and breaker, however it does just fine.

It is a Canadian built and was a school plane in an earlier life.