Are Sargent planes any good?
Sargent is a well known brand but I know little of them. My impression is they are good user planes but not generally collectable. Their bench planes are pretty decent. If you buy it, don’t throw out that thick blade right away.
Where were Sargent planes made?
Sargent & Company of New Haven, Conn., produced and sold planes for an eighty year period from 1884 to 1964. They had a large production capability and made builder’s hardware, locks, and other hand tools, for both carpenters and mechanics.
Are Sargent planes better than Stanley?
Sargent was a strong competitor to Stanley at one time. They made decent tools, and like Stanley, their quality declined in the later years. They to are still in business, they just no longer make hand planes. The lower prices are due to a lot less guys collecting them, and they also made a lot of them that survived.
Who made craftsman planes?
Insom is right, the older Sears & Roebuck “Craftsman” brand name planes were made by Stanley and Sargent for the most part. Every major tool manufacturer has made tools for Sears at one time or another. Most of the Sargent made planes for Sears & Roebuck were marketed under the “Fulton” brand name.
Who made Sears hand planes?
Sears, Roebuck & Co. never offered the Sargent made 5607 during the 1929-1950 run. It was produced by Sargent Plane Co. only under the Craftsman brand for a very limited period in the spring of 1959, making this a very uncommon Craftsman or Sargent plane.
Who made Dunlap planes?
Join The Timetestedtools Forum! This Dunlap #408 came to me in a lot of other planes, so being a bit of a Sargent fanatic, I decided to see what it would take to tune it.
What is the most valuable Stanley plane?
Stanley No. 1 Bench Plane This slightly rusted No. 1 and original box sold on 4 May 2009 for $2,918. It was the most expensive Stanley Plane sold on eBay in 2009.
How can you tell how old a plane is?
There are simple ways to check your aircraft’s age. “The age of an aircraft is public and available on the registry if you know the N-number of the aircraft,” says Tammy Jones, a spokeswoman for the FAA. Type that number into the FAA registry or on Planespotters.net.
Are Craftsman planes any good?
Michaelgarner’s new Craftsman planes were made by Millers Falls and are pretty good planes. These were Millers Falls quality line of planes without their cadillac 2-piece lever caps. Notice the red frogs and mahogany wood. I’ve had several of them over the years, and they usually tune and sharpen pretty good.