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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.
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 46 Skew Cutter Dado Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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'.