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Mitchell
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Stanley #50 Beading Plane
I have my eye on a Stanley #50 Beading Plane, not necessarily for the bead capability, but to use to plow out rabbets for shelf supports and drawer bottom channels. If anyone has any information regarding this plane or a different way of doing these chores, I'd really appreciate hearing from them.
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I have one of these planes with complete set of blades which I am willing to sell are you interested?
ReplyDeleteMalcolm, if you email me some photos of the plane and blades along with what you are looking to get out of it, I'm always open to a fair price for a good tool.
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Hi Mitchell, I have a smaller version of this plane--a Record 043--which works pretty well. Lee Valley makes a plane like yours with optional blades of varying widths. That tool is very sweet. I've played around with one at ww shows, but have not yet purchased it.
ReplyDeleteTo rout dadoes, however, I use a Lee Valley router plane. I score the cut lines with an exacto blade then define the shoulder with a chisel. After that, I alternate cuts with the router plane and exacto until the depth is reached. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the input, Kari. I appreciate it very much. I remember your article with your perfectly formed sliding dovetails, all cut by hand. That is impressive. While I do have a Stanley #271, the blade is 1/4 to 3/8" wide. The drawers and cubbyholes that I plan to produce will all be made with 1/8 to 1/4" stock, so I need something that will work accurately down to those narrow widths. I am considering the #50 because it has plow irons down to 1/8". Sometimes "Small Shop - Small Projects" can offer up some interesting challenges.
ReplyDeleteRecord also made the 044 plough plane which is closer in size the the Veritas small plow plane. The 044 came with eight blades from 1/8 to 9/16 by 1/16 increments, and two sets of rods, short and long. It also has a screw feed for adjusting blade depth.
ReplyDeleteI've recently bought several in England via eBay for around 15 pounds plus shipping (which isn't cheap to North America). They occassionally show up on the North American eBay but at higher prices. For more on assorted plow planes see Alf's pages and videos at the Cornish Workshop site.
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