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Stanley Bedrock & Gage
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This page has descriptions of Bedrock, Four Square and Gauge planes

STANLEY BEDROCK

 

Features
The Bed Rock plane owning to its solidity and variety of adjustments makes an ideal tool for fine work on all woods. 
 The cutter, frog and bottom are so designed, machined and fitted that they are practically one solid piece of metal, thus preventing any chance of vibration.
 
Particular attention is called to the shape of the sides. This distinctive feature adds greatly to the strength of the plane as well as affording large bearing surfaces when the plane is used on its sides.
 
 The frog may be adjusted either forward or backward without removing the lever and cutter; simply slacken the tension of teh two frog clamping screws and with a screw driver adjust the frog as desired by means of the frog adjusting screw in teh center, and then tighten the frog as desired by means of the frog adjusting screw in the center, and then tighten the frog clamping screws.
 
 The frog is held to its seat by means of two pins of large diameter. Each of these has a tapered hole near the lower end. The two frog clamping screws have tapered points. These points fit in the holes in the pins. The center of teh tapered hole in these pins is slightly above the center line of the frog clamping screws, so that when these screws are driven in, they produce the effect of a wedge, drawing the pins downward, and clamping the frog absolutely rigid in place.
 
If for any reason theses pins should be taken out of the plane, care must be used in replacing them to see that the tapered holes come in line with the points of the frog.
 Fitted with genuine Rosewood knobs and handles.  

Smooth Bottoms
602 7 inches long cutter width 1 5/8 inches.
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603 8 inches long cutter 1 3/4 inches.
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604 Smooth 9 inches long cutter width 2 inches.

604 1/2 Length 10 inches cutter width 2 3/8 inches

Jack Planes
 

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605 14 inches long cutter width 2 inches.

605 1/4 Length 11 1/2 inches long cutter width 1 3/4 inches.
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605 1/2 Length 15 inches cutter width 2 1/4 inches

Fore and Jointer planes

606 Fore 18 inches long cutter width 2 3/8 inches.

607 Jointer 22 inches long cutter width 2 3/8 inches.
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608 Jointer Length 24 inches cutter width 2 5/8 inches

Corrugated Bottoms
 

603C
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603C Smooth length 8 inches cutter 1 3/4"

604C lenth 9 inches cutter width 2 inches
604 1/2C Length 10 inches cutter width 2 3/8 inches

605C
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605C Jack length 14 inches width of cutter 2 1/4 inches
605 1/2C Length 15 inches width of cutter 2 1/4 inches

606C

606C Fore Length 18 inches width of cutter 2 3/8 inches
607C Jointer Length 22 inches width of cutter 2 3/8 inches
608C Jointer Lenght 24 inches width of cutter 2 5/8 inches

Gage Self-Setting Iron Planes

 

Features:
Do not chatter because the cutter iron is held rigid at the cutting edge by the cap; at the same time the lever screw used for tightening the cap is pressing against the binder plate on top of the cutter iron. This pressure against the binder plate holds the cutter firm its entire length.
The self-setting features are:
First-The relation of the edge of the steel cap to the edge of the iron is automatically adjusted when setting the plane for fine or coarse work.
Second-The plane iron and cap goes back in the same position after being removed for honing.
The lever and cap is the same in iron and wood planes. The upper part of the lever has a hardened steel cap fastened to it by two screws, by means of which it may be adjusted to the cutting iron to make either a single or double plane iron as desired, for various kinds of work.
The plane iron consists of three pieces-the cutter, the adjustment slide fastened to the under side of the cutter, and the binder plate fastened above the cutter-all three being fastened by one screw.
The adjustment slide is machined on its sides to accurately fit the groove machined in the frog and is also machined to fit the adjusting screw. This is the same in both iron and wood planes.
The frog in the iron plane the frog is fitted to the plane bottom and then permanently attached by screw and pins. A continous cutter seat is obtained clear to the plane mouth. In the wood plane the frog is a part of an iron throat which fits into the plane wood and is there fastened by screws. This iron throat is adjustable as the plane bottom wears, thus elimnating any difficulty of the mouth wearing large. The bottom of this throat is ground a little rounding and may be set slightly below the plane bottom, which enables the plane to cut very fast with a fine shaving. There is an endwise screw adjsutment to the cutter in both the iron and wood planes.
 

Smooth Bottoms

G3 smooth plane
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G3 Smooth Length 8 3/4 inches cutter width 1 3/4 inches
G4 Smooth Length 9 inches cutter width 2 inches

Jack Planes

G5 Jack plane
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G5 Jack length 14 inches cutter width 2 inches

Fore & Jointer Planes

G6 plane
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G6 Fore length 18 inches cutter width 2 1/4 inches
G7 Jointer length 22 inches cutter width 2 1/2 inches 

Corrugated Bottoms

G3C Smooth plane
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G3C smooth length 8 3/4 inches cutter width 1 3/4 inches
G4C smooth length 9 inches cutter width 2 inches

G5C Jack length 15 inches cutter width 2 inches

G5C Jack plane
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G6C Fore length 18 inches cutter width 2 1/4 inches
G7C Jointer length 22 inches cutter width 2 1/2 inches

Stanley Four Square Planes

 

Four Square Jack
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Household Jack Plane Length 11 1/2 inches cutter 1 3/4 inches
Black hardwood handle and knob, sides polished. Cutter adjustable endwise and sidewise.

Four Square block
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Household Block Plane Length 6 1/2 inches cutter 1 5/8 inches
Black lever cap and sides. Cutter screw adjustment. Lever screw, Lever cam, adjusting wheel and screw.
Nickel plated.