Mpride1911 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 My dad was at a swap meet/ car show in Reno at the beginning of the month and decided to buy me two hand planes that needed work. Both are pretty rough and missing parts. One appears to be a completely generic unmarked jack plane, and the other is just bizarre. I can't figure out what it is, and haven't been able to figure out how to describe it in Google to find one like it. It's about the same length as the jack plane, but with a square toe, and a strange lever beside where the blade should go. The set came with one iron an chip breaker, with the brand name of Revonoc. I've looked up their planes, and they all appear to be standard Bailey styles, the difference being the weird taper that the iron has, though it seems to be in really good shape. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Looks like a cast iron version of an infill plane that uses a wedge to hold the iron. The weird lever appears to have something to do with advancing the iron, but I'm having difficulty visualizing how it works. Never seen that one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Google "auto set plane mechanism". I'm not sure that's what it is, but there were some weird variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpride1911 Posted August 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 19 minutes ago, Tom King said: Google "auto set plane mechanism". I'm not sure that's what it is, but there were some weird variations. I did, on your advice, nothing of note came up. I only looked at it, in my truck, when I opened the box. On further inspection, I see that the sole appears to simply be stamped steel, with the arch riveted or spot welded on for rigidity. Clearly cheap, but so weird at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Obviously your dad had good intentions. A "how cool, thanks for thinking of me" note is in order. Neat dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 I am sure that it is a dirty old, strange plane with a lot of promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 A scrub plane, like a Stanley 40, has an integral frog and a cross bar like that: when you turn the screw on the cap iron it holds the blade in place by leveraging against the bar. The lever may have been to advance or retract the blade: does it have any teeth like the adjuster on a Stanley 78? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Kuehl Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 I thought that this might have been some sort of exotic pattern maker's plane, but no....this is a Stanley 105 Liberty Bell plane. The depth adjust lever gave it away for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpride1911 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 On August 20, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Daniel Kuehl said: I thought that this might have been some sort of exotic pattern maker's plane, but no....this is a Stanley 105 Liberty Bell plane. The depth adjust lever gave it away for me. Oh my god, YES! Thank you so much for that response. I googled it, and I'm surprised to see that it looks identical. Thank you. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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