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Stanley Bedrock Hand Planes: What Makes Them Different?

Stanley Bedrock hand planes were designed and manufactured to be different than conventional Bailey-style hand planes. But were Bedrock planes better than the common bench plane? Randy Maxey compares the two styles of hand planes and points out the differences between them.

2 responses

  1. The comparison was between a very old Bedrock and a post WW2 Stanley. The older Stanley’s are more similar to the Bedrock in the points you mentioned.

    The bigger difference is weight and that Bedrocks have a frog which can be adjusted to open or close the mouth where the blade is so you can better adjust shavings.

  2. I want to plane 2 mm off the outside flat lead bordering a newly finished stained glass panel. The metal B is soft and plyable, the cut must be dead straight.
    Normally Id use a stanly B knife, any irregularities hudden behind the bead of the window frame, but this time its to be tripple glaszed, and the outside leads will be very visible, so need to be perfect.p

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