GGs,

My grandfather was a general contractor and a finish carpenter in middle
Tennessee.  When he passed away, my brother, father and I took some of his
tools (before I was into woodworking) and later on I acquired other tools
of his (Stanley #7 jointer, a Millers Falls smoother, a very old Stanley
113 compass plane and others).

I was visiting my parents in Tennessee a few weeks ago and we were having
breakfast with my cousin who is a retired high school shop teacher and he
told me to come over to his shop as he was starting to downsize and wanted
me to have my grandfather's tools that my grandmother had given to him.  He
had a Stanley miter box, a few 1950s Disston handsaws, some random bits and
pieces in a toolbox, a few block planes, chisels, etc.  I was flying home
and it was a quick trip, so most of the stuff is still sitting in my
parent's garage.  The two things I did bring back were a small tube of
North Bros. Yankee push drill fluted bits (NIB) and a Stanley 92 shoulder
plane.

I ended up with a Made in England Stanley 92 maybe 8 years ago as I had a
gift certificate from somewhere and this was the only tool available that I
really wanted.

So now I have two Stanley 92s.  I took a picture of them side by side.
They look roughly the same, although the casting is rougher on the newer
one and the placement of the "92" moved from the nose to further up on the
top.

http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10113/stanley_92
_comparison.jpg">http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10113/st
anley_92_comparison.jpg

I am trying to figure out a rough date for my grandfather's 92.  I think it
is unlikely that he bought it any later than 1970, but I could be wrong
about that.  Are there any type studies out there?  Any hints or clues
would be appreciated.

Brian

There's some useful 92 info at: http://www.oldtooluser.com/
Not a type study per se, but some info on major changes in 92 design
The usual digital (P's SB&G) and paper-based standard references (Walter 2nd
ed.) also apply.
Enjoy your grand-dad's tools-the best kind of heirlooms (after good memories)
Ed F.

On Jul 13, 2016, at 4:26 PM, Ed Furlong via OldTools  wrote:

> Enjoy your grand-dad's tools-the best kind of heirlooms (after good memories)


The only tool I have from my grandfather is a 9” Sargent transitional plane
(wood body with metal appointments, Jeff).  I was pumped until not one, but two
uncles told me he did not use the plane - he rarely used tools.

Ed Minch

te: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:29:59 -0400
From: Brian Welch 
To: oldtools@s...
Subject: [OldTools] Stanley 92 shoulder plane type study?
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Brian Welch wrote"
"So now I have two Stanley 92s.  I took a picture of them side by side.
They look roughly the same, although the casting is rougher on the newer
one and the placement of the "92" moved from the nose to further up on the
top.

http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10113/stanley_92
_comparison.jpg">http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10113/st
anley_92_comparison.jpg

"I am trying to figure out a rough date for my grandfather's 92.  I think it
is unlikely that he bought it any later than 1970, but I could be wrong
about that.  Are there any type studies out there?  Any hints or clues
would be appreciated."


According to Patrick's Blood and Gore, for most of the history of the #92 the
front piece was not solid; rather, to avoid warping of the casting, there was a
cylindrical hole in the front of it, filled with a loose steel cylinder, and
sealed in front with a round piece with a period-appropriate logo on it. Toward
the end of production, says Patrick, they switched to a solid front piece
without a logo, probably for reasons of cost.
My copy of the 1959 Stanley catalogue seems to show the roundel in front, though
the picture is a bit vague and it might be an old photo. A picture reproduced
from the 1967 catalogue by Sellens (The Stanley Plane p. 111) doesn't show the
roundel. Neither of your planes seems to show the roundel. Neither of your
planes has the roundel. It looks like your grandfather's plane was made between
1959 and 1967---though the 1959 date could use some beefing up.
Tom Conroy

Hahaha...


Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

-------- Original message --------
From: Ed Minch  
Date: 7/13/2016  4:58 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: Ed Furlong  
Cc: oldtools@s... 
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Stanley 92 shoulder plane type study? 


On Jul 13, 2016, at 4:26 PM, Ed Furlong via OldTools  wrote:

> Enjoy your grand-dad's tools-the best kind of heirlooms (after good memories)


The only tool I have from my grandfather is a 9” Sargent transitional plane
(wood body with metal appointments, Jeff).  I was pumped until not one, but two
uncles told me he did not use the plane - he rarely used tools.

Ed Minch




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