sutton083

I blog about the Siegley planes before , I happened to have two (2) in my collection. I have  a No 5 Jack plane and Combination plane No 2. My two (2) Siegley, Stanley made in New Britain or Roxton Pond in the then new Roxton Pond Tool & Mill Co plant alongside Stanley new plant There is not much information on line about these, and what you found mostly repeated itself and mentioned briefly that Stanley bought them and produced some of their planes in house until the 1920s, some sources mentioned 1927. While I was researching the story of Stanley in Canada , I came across references that mentioned that one of the reasons why Stanley bought Roxton Pond Tool & Mill  Company was because their workers were already manufacturing Siegley copies of planes, and were therefore familiar with Stanley products.  Huh?? The Siegley planes I'm familiar with (see above pic) are quite different than the Stanley Bailey models. What gives? I recently bought a copy of the book: Pla...

UPDATED 1st May 2018 I was going to respond to my friend Ralph of the Accidental Woodworker about questions he had on a recent find he got, a Stanley iron stamped SsS. What gives? And what about the hole location moving on Stanley irons, then followed by everyone else... Why? Pic of "new" blade acquired by Ralph. Notice the hole position on the top also. Pic from Ralph Then I thought my response was getting too long, better save it as a blog entry... What's in a name, Siegley Jacob "Jake" Siegley of Wilkes-Barre Pa, If the name sounds somewhat familiar, it may be because of his Combination planes No 1 and No 2 From Carpentry and Building , Vol 6, December 1884 Siegley No 2 Combination plane.  See a resemblance with Stanley No 45? It is no coincidences... Jacob Siegley filed a patent for his first bench plane model on May 21st 1892.  Patent No 510,096 was granted  Dec 5 1893. DATAMP Screen shot He manufactured planes: The Siegley combination plane No 1 and No 2 B...