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Jack Fearnley
 
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Default Siegley plane blade

As I mentioned in a previous post

1) I have acquired an old rusty plane. It is 14" long and has No5 in relief
just ahead of the front handle and no other markings. The handles are wood
and the sole plate is ridged. Any ideas on age, quality etc.? Is it worth
sharpening as a beginner project?

Based on all of your valuable feedback I figured it must be a Stanley No. 5
plane from the 1930's.

As I cleaned it up I noticed that there is in fact an additional marking.
The blade has 'Siegley' with 'S s S' beneath on the end. So:
Is it a Siegley plane or a Stanley plane with a replacement blade made by
Siegley?
Does this change the dating estimate?
Are Siegley blades higher or lower quality than Stanley blades?

Any help greatly appreciated.
Jack Fearnley

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Jack Fearnley wrote in
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As I mentioned in a previous post

1) I have acquired an old rusty plane. It is 14" long and has No5 in
relief just ahead of the front handle and no other markings. The
handles are wood and the sole plate is ridged. Any ideas on age,
quality etc.? Is it worth sharpening as a beginner project?

Based on all of your valuable feedback I figured it must be a Stanley
No. 5 plane from the 1930's.

As I cleaned it up I noticed that there is in fact an additional
marking. The blade has 'Siegley' with 'S s S' beneath on the end.
So: Is it a Siegley plane or a Stanley plane with a replacement blade
made by Siegley?
Does this change the dating estimate?
Are Siegley blades higher or lower quality than Stanley blades?

Any help greatly appreciated.
Jack Fearnley



Jack, check the handtools archives at woodcentral.com. The info is in
there somewhere.

If my foggy memory serves me at all, Siegley was a company, foundry or
plant acquired by/suplier to/merged with The Stanley Works, back in the
day.

Sounds like you have a pre-WW2 Stanley 5C, and that it is worth some
modest TLC as a user.

Kerosene, an old toothbrush and some paste wax. Sharpen the blade and
make some curlies!

Patriarch
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