Millers Falls Plane Dating

Bench plane restoration guide.

Millers falls plane dating. Although millers falls catalog copy states that the plane is seven inches long and although the stanley no. Generally after the type 1 type 2 changeover precious little changed in terms of details until the individual products were discontinued. Randy roeder has carved out a niche for himself with his fine website devoted to the history of the millers falls company from its founding in massachusetts in 1868 to its move to new jersey in 1982. Here you will find images and information on all the known models of planes manufactured by millers falls since 1929.

When it came to hand plane collecting back in the early days of the internet there were several names of note. Bench plane restoration guide. This is a millers falls no. 7 is slightly in excess of eight inches in length.

In the meantime enjoy. Welcome to the millers falls planes site. As far as i can tell the block plane typing follows the parent millers falls typing to a tee. 2 which the plane mimics is seven inches long the millers falls no.

The company was famous for hand braces chest drills and hand drills so naturally roeders site is encyclopedic on. I plan to have additional information available in the near future including comprehensive information on both millers falls and sargent. The millers falls company announced the post war return of solid rosewood ie. Hand plane restoration by the no soak method.

There is also a bench plane conversion chart cross referencing planes made by stanley sargent millers falls and record. Millers falls page bench plane specifications chart. Quickly identify your hand plane. How to set up a hand plane.

Cleaned up very well and could still use some more material removal on the sole. Among the various dealer sites such as. Tuning it up bench plane style. To wit the only way i know how to date a millers falls block plane after type 2 is by the stamp on the iron.

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