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265339 Thomas Conroy 2018‑03‑10 Re: 60-1/2
Ed Minch wrote: "And here are a couple of others in the family:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/40701228901/in/dateposted-public/

"....Right one is a 65 - cast depth knob, knuckle joint cap, no number on side,
and a sweetheart blade.  Has a 13/16? bed.  This is one of my users."

The #  65 is one of my favorites; I like the low angle and I like the knuckle
cap. I do like the original style knuckle cap, found only on the #18, even
better, though. This is one more thing that Patrick got snarky about. Getting
the old style cap on has a little counterintuitive moment, where you have to
push forward as well as down, but once I figured that out I haven't had any
problem with its coming loose. I had more trouble learning to put on  the new
style knuckle caps. The old style seems to fit my hand even better and I like
its simplicity.
Only....the #65, like almost all Stanley's block planes, is a shade wider then I
like. What I really want is a #60-1/2 with a knuckle-joint lever cap. And that's
not going to happen. Even if there is one of them out there it would be so rare
I wouldn't dare to use it.
Tom Conroy
Berkeley

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