Bench&Brace

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  • Confirm production span
  • Document both the straight and curved fences

Stanley

Stanley No. 66 Hand Beader

A two-handled scratch stock in metal: a shaped cutter dragged along an edge to scratch a bead or flute. Works on curves where a plane cannot.

  • 1886–1940
  • Specialty Plane
  • low confidence
  • unverified draft
Specifications
ModelNo. 66
Production1886–1940
Bodycast iron, nickel plated
Cuttersboxed set of beading and fluting cutters

How to identify it

  • Two wing handles with a cutter clamped vertically between them, and a small adjustable fence.
Photograph needed: Stanley No. 66 Hand Beader - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings
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