Stanley Planes Type 8
Planes made by Stanley 1899-1902.
Distinguishing Features (changes from previous type in bold)
- Frog receiver has two shallow grooves, parallel to the plane’s sides, cast into it. The screw holes are located in the grooves.
- Bailey’s name and patent dates eliminated from the brass adjustment nut and cap iron.
- Lateral adjustment lever: “7-24-88” is the only patent date
- “S” casting marks eliminated, and replaced with “B”, another foundry mark.
- Rosewood knob is shaped like a hot air balloon.
- The back of the lever cap is recessed.
- Flat head screws now hold the frog in place.
- The number designation, cast into the toe (“No 4”, etc.), is now spaced farther apart; i.e. “No” is about 1″ from “4”, whereas the earlier models had the two right next to each other.
- “STANLEY” “PAT. AP’L 19, 92” (in two lines) stamped on the iron. The original type study doesn’t mention this, but some of these irons can be found with just *“STANLEY” and not the patent date.
- The brass adjusting nut now has a left-hand thread.
All commentary comes from the original Stanley Bench Plane Type Study
