Unverified draft - do not rely on this page
The research on this page is not finished. It is left visible so the gap is not hidden from you, but treat everything below as unconfirmed until it has been checked against a catalogue.
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Stanley
Stanley No. 46 Skew Cutter Dado Plane
A fenced plane with skewed cutters and nickers, made for cutting dados and grooves cleanly across the grain.
- 1873–1943
- Plow & Combination Plane
- low confidence
- unverified draft
| Model | No. 46 |
|---|---|
| Production | 1873–1943 |
| Body | cast iron, nickel plated |
| Notable feature | skewed cutters, nickers, fence on rods |
How to identify it
- Skewed cutter and nickers ahead of it, with a rod-mounted fence.
Sources
- reference-site
Patrick Leach's Blood & Gore (Stanley plane model-by-model commentary) — Patrick Leach
Others in this family
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Stanley No. 45 Combination Plane
Stanley's workhorse combination plane: a skeletal body, two fence rods, a sliding section and a box of cutters that between them replace a rack of wooden plow and beading planes.
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Stanley No. 50 Light Combination Plane
The cut-down combination plane: lighter, simpler and cheaper than the 45, with no sliding section.
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Stanley No. 55 Universal Combination Plane
Marketed as 'a planing mill within itself'.