Jim Koepke
09-30-2014, 5:55 PM
These are the only #3 size planes to come my way, so you may find other differences through the years of manufacture.
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From left to right they are a Stanley/Bailey (#3), a Dunlap (#9) by Millers Falls and a Keen Kutter (K3) by Stanley.
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Top to bottom they are the Stanley/Bailey, Dunlap and the Keen Kutter.
The Dunlap doesn't have a frog adjustment screw. The Keen Kutter is an early Bedrock design.
The biggest difference was in the space around the handle.
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The Stanley/Bailey allowed me three fingers on the handle without hitting a knuckle against the depth adjuster.
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The Dunlap was a little bit tighter and my knuckle does graze the depth adjuster.
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The K3 has the least amount of room in the grip area.
The Stanley/Bailey, a type 13, seems to be the heaviest and has the most grip room.
Not sure about the type of the Dunlap in relation to the Millers Falls production line.
The K3 is about the same as the type 4 Bedrock from Stanley according to something recently found on the internet.
All three were pretty much equal in their ability to make shavings with a sharp blade.
The Dunlap was a bit more fiddly than the other two.
The Stanley/Bailey had the best feel. That may be due to my being most familiar with it.
As far as price goes the Dunlap was the least expensive at a yard sale, $3. The K3 was second at an antique/auction store, $27, and the Stanley/Bailey came in at about $40 +shipping on ebay.
The original blade in the K3 was badly pitted so it was swapped out with the blade that originally came with the Stanley/Bailey #3.
The Dunlap casting doesn't appear to be as well done as either of the other two. This could be due to the vintage of manufacture.
jtk
297618
From left to right they are a Stanley/Bailey (#3), a Dunlap (#9) by Millers Falls and a Keen Kutter (K3) by Stanley.
297617
Top to bottom they are the Stanley/Bailey, Dunlap and the Keen Kutter.
The Dunlap doesn't have a frog adjustment screw. The Keen Kutter is an early Bedrock design.
The biggest difference was in the space around the handle.
297620
The Stanley/Bailey allowed me three fingers on the handle without hitting a knuckle against the depth adjuster.
297621
The Dunlap was a little bit tighter and my knuckle does graze the depth adjuster.
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The K3 has the least amount of room in the grip area.
The Stanley/Bailey, a type 13, seems to be the heaviest and has the most grip room.
Not sure about the type of the Dunlap in relation to the Millers Falls production line.
The K3 is about the same as the type 4 Bedrock from Stanley according to something recently found on the internet.
All three were pretty much equal in their ability to make shavings with a sharp blade.
The Dunlap was a bit more fiddly than the other two.
The Stanley/Bailey had the best feel. That may be due to my being most familiar with it.
As far as price goes the Dunlap was the least expensive at a yard sale, $3. The K3 was second at an antique/auction store, $27, and the Stanley/Bailey came in at about $40 +shipping on ebay.
The original blade in the K3 was badly pitted so it was swapped out with the blade that originally came with the Stanley/Bailey #3.
The Dunlap casting doesn't appear to be as well done as either of the other two. This could be due to the vintage of manufacture.
jtk