After combing through rusty piles of unloved apparatuses from years past, in shops dedicated to all things decrepit and threadbare, I'll post here the gems I unearth for resurrection and reinstatement. Brought back from their long slumber just in time before succumbing irrevocably to the inexorable invasion from their natural enemies: air and water.
This is an interesting plane. There are a couple of owner’s stamps, the front says “E.G.W.” and the back says “A.R.C.” over an “E.G.W.” stamp. Also stamped on…
E.C. Stearns started as the George N. Stearns Company in 1864, and was renamed in 1877 when George’s son Edward Carl took over. E.C. Stearns tools are especially…
Came to me pretty dirty. Sometimes that’s good, keeps the rust away. Transitional planes are nice because it can be quick to get them working, especially a jack….
About Scioto Works, This book says: An Ohio Tool Co. imprint for its second-grade line of beechwood planes 1893-1907. It seems ironical that the phrase “extra quality” that…
I don’t know much about this plane. William L. Dustin made planes from 1866-1875. This is missing everything that can be removed, including the mouth plate, which may…