Stanley #65 Block Plane.

[Stewie Simpson]

Another tool in my collection. A Stanley #65 with the knuckle joint lever cap. I have boxes of early manufactured tools that haven't seen daylight for over 10yrs.

Stewie;

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/Early%20Stanley%20block%20plane/_DSC0048_zpszf77c0l6.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/Early%20Stanley%20block%20plane/_DSC0048_zpszf77c0l6.jpg.html)

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[bridger berdel]

wow. I have that plane. it's a very nice user. mine isn't so shiny, though...

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Bridger. I was fairly keen on the knuckle joint block planes. The Miller Falls 07 skew mouth in vgc is another block plane I have in the collection. Excellent design.

Stewie;

[Jim Koepke]

The #65 & 65-1/2 are two of my favorite block planes.

Yours is a bit newer than mine from the shape of the blade depth adjuster knob where it meets the stem of the adjuster bolt.

jtk

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Jim. From what I have been told, Stanley never merchandised the knuckle joint lever cap block planes outside of the USA.

Stewie;

[Jim Koepke]

Hi Jim. From what I have been told, Stanley never merchandised the knuckle joint lever cap block planes outside of the USA.

Stewie;

I had never heard that information. I know they sold some tools overseas that didn't have much if any promotion here in the USA.

Some things move across boarders and oceans without the maker ever knowing.

jtk

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Jim. Stanley had distrubutors for their merchandise all over the world, including the uk and Australia.

Stewie;

[Kurtis Johnson]

Congrats. That's a sweet plane. Gonna use it? Hope so. I love mine. Mine's a little earlier I think with a thinner "Stanley" dial. Looks like yours has something stamped on the body behind the frog. What's it say? My body is naked. (Ugh.) Only I.D. on mine is "Stanley" on the chipbreaker. I have found the 65 has such a wide variance over it's production life that makes me wish there was a type study on it.

[lowell holmes]

Stewie,

When I see your posts, I wonder what time of day is it at your location when it is 12 noon in the +9 time zone (central time zone in USA).

Just curious. Your last post shows that it took place at 1:35 AM. I don't know what the time zone that shows on the Sawmill Creek Screen.

[Mike Henderson]

I like the 65 and have a couple of them. The size seems to fit my hand well. I put a LV PM-V11 blade in one of them and it works great.

Mike

[Jim Koepke]

I have found the 65 has such a wide variance over it's production life that makes me wish there was a type study on it.

There is sort of one here:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?123591-Low-Angle-Block-Plane-Type-Study-Sort-of

This only includes information on the planes in my possession at the time and the information others offered from their assortments.

The John Walter book has a type study based on the #9-1/2 family of planes which includes the #18 knuckle joint cap block plane.

jtk

[Rob Luter]

The #65 is my favorite Low Angle Block. I really like the knuckle joint style. I also have three #18 Knuckle Joints of various vintages. None of mine are as pretty as the one pictured, but they are well tuned and take a great shaving.

[Kurtis Johnson]

Thanks. Some good stuff. Interesting observations. Below is another very small but detailed type study which I used when trying to ID my No. 65 along with about a hundred images I accumulated from ebay lots and tool and woodworking blogs and threads:

http://virginiatoolworks.com/tools/stanley-planes/date-your-block-plane-type-study/

[Stewie Simpson]

The #65 is my favorite Low Angle Block. I really like the knuckle joint style. I also have three #18 Knuckle Joints of various vintages. None of mine are as pretty as the one pictured, but they are well tuned and take a great shaving.

Hi Rob. I have the #18 1/4.

[Stewie Simpson]

Stewie,

When I see your posts, I wonder what time of day is it at your location when it is 12 noon in the +9 time zone (central time zone in USA).

Just curious. Your last post shows that it took place at 1:35 AM. I don't know what the time zone that shows on the Sawmill Creek Screen.

Hi lowell. The time zone listed for Melbourne matches my location in Australia.

regards Stewie;

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

[Stewie Simpson]

Congrats. That's a sweet plane. Gonna use it? Hope so. I love mine. Mine's a little earlier I think with a thinner "Stanley" dial. Looks like yours has something stamped on the body behind the frog. What's it say? My body is naked. (Ugh.) Only I.D. on mine is "Stanley" on the chipbreaker. I have found the 65 has such a wide variance over it's production life that makes me wish there was a type study on it.

Hi Kurtis. MADE IN USA.

regards Stewie;

[Kurtis Johnson]

Hi Kurtis. MADE IN USA.

regards Stewie;

Thanks Stewie!