25 Stanley Plane Knob Template

Written By Anonymous Saturday, September 26, 2015 Add Comment Edit

I think the best way is to roughly lay them out then figure out where your gonna drill the holes for the posts. Since im making handles for an ln im just using the old ones as patterns.

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That means its a fairly low front knob which i prefer to the newer high knob.

Stanley plane knob template. Ive seen a variation in vintage planes ive seen sargents vary from 12 to 26 degrees. Detailed drawings and instructions. Although this type of handle and knob were made to fit any of the stanley model number 5 8 planes listed above from during the period from 1942 1947 when there was a shortage of rosewood this handle will fit the same number type planes listed above dating back to 1907 although the older planes originally had rosewood handles where this set is hardwood with a black painted finish on it.

Cut the bottom surface at the indicated 27 line. Thanks to lee valley this should not be difficult now. The example used in here is a taller knob for a stanley bedrock 605 plane but the process remains the same regardless of plane.

Making the knob is not difficult. You will of course first need a knob to start with so beg borrow or buy one to use as your source. These templates can be used to make a replacement handle for 2 3 or 4 stanley bench planes as well as planes that are essentially reproductions of those planes.

Make sure you verify the angle of the tote bolt and modify the build to it. Transfer the center of the 5 16 hole onto the bottom surface and drill the hole centered on the blank. In my case a regular stanley bailey no 5 tall knob is the same as a bedrock 605 so i started with that.

Tote template for stanley 5 and up planes. I was pondering how to replicate the tote. If your remaking handles for a stanley plane lee valley has great templates on their site as seen in the background.

It should be noted that stanley planes have been manufactured for many years and there are small. The knob rittner made is circa 1870 stanley. Although this type of handle is a copy or duplicated shape and made to fit any of the stanley number planes listed above during the period in the 1940s when there was a shortage of rosewood this handle will fit the same type or number planes dating back to 1907 although the older planes originally had rosewood handles and knobs where this set is walnut and walnut has a very similar.

I just discovered these plane handle tote templates which lee valley has on their web site. The low knob is 2 high and the high knob is 2 12 high. First i downloaded the stanley templates from lee valley or here are some sargent and other templates.

For larger stanley planes like the 5 6 7 or 8 you will need our two hole totes. Bore out the two holes that form the tightly curved parts of the handle contour. Our single hole totes can be adapted to work on larger stanley planes by drilling the front hole which is already started from the bottom but they will not be as good a fit as the purpose made two.

You can easily convert the screw for a high knob plane to one for a low knob plane by hacksawing 14 of the threads off both ends of the screw. Stanley 3 and 4 planes use the same tote while the 2 plane requires a smaller tote. I was considering replacing some of my handles and knobs.

For stanley planes that did not use a front screw like a 3 or 4 for example we recommend our single hole tote.

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