Ed's advice to Greg:

> Greg,
>
> I think Stanley still makes the #80 and can provide you with
> a blade and a
> replacement screw (most likely at a reasonable price and SOT terms,
> according to experiences others on the list have had).

I got a replacement blade for my #80 from Lori at Stanley, but the
thumbscrew is a different story. The #80 now comes with a screw with a head
like a knurled cylinder (slotted for a screwdriver). It isn't long enough to
push on the blade on my older #80. So apparently it is thumbscrew or nothing
for us owners of US-made #80's. I asked Lori if there was any other Stanley
screw that would be suitable for this application, and she couldn't think of
any.

The #80 works OK without the thumbscrew, but I'm sure it would work a lot
better if I could bend the scraper blade with a thumbscrew. As the MofA
points out on his Blood&Gore, the #81 (scraper with rosewood sole, Jeff)
doesn't have the bending thumbscrew at all, and this tool was supposedly
intended for the more finicky cabinetmakers. So until I find the right
thumbscrew myself, I'm doing all my scraping with an unbent blade. Or my
type 1 #112 with Hock scraper blade...

Kelly Cox
Madison, WI