Hand plane size difference

What is the difference in say, a #5 plane and a #5 1/2 plane. Length, width? Thanks, just wondering.

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Regards, JT

Try Patrick Leach's "Blood and Gore" web site for information on hand planes.

Does anyone know of a similar site relating to Craftsman hand planes? Tom Work at your leisure!

Craftsman planes were made by other companies. Not their best effots either, unfortunately. Anything in particular that you were thinking of? Dave in Fairfax

Thanks for the link folks. It's now in my favorites.

In the example you mention, the 5 1/2 uses a wider blade than the 5. But, in general, you can't generalize when it comes to Stanley's numbering system. Check out

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That's a great link. Thanks, John! Tom

I've got a small low-angle plane with an adjustable sole in front of the blade(you loosen a small knob and turn a wingnut, then re-tighten), and a horizontally mounted "wheel and fork" for the projection mechanism. Wheel rides on a vertically mounted screw. Has an old-timey craftsman logo. Tom Work at your leisure!

That sounds like a fairly standard block plane. I don't see any quetion here though, what is it you're wondering? Here are some places to try to match it against. Remember that it is likely to have been made by either Sargent or Millers Falls though.

Well, I have a #8 jointer plane and a #9 1/2 block plane. I could fit a dozen or so of the block planes on the jointer's sole :-). There was no rhyme or reason to Stanley's numbering :-).

Dave in Fairfax wrote:>That sounds like a fairly standard block plane. I don't see any

I'm wondering about it's particulars, such as the designation #'s, original cost, etc.. I'll look into the Sargent/Miller's Falls vein. Thanks! Tom Work at your leisure!

From the OP description the Craftsman does sound like the similar Sargent model I picked up the Craftsman at a yardsale just last Saturday (50 cents) and it is _very_ similar, indeed, to one of my Sargents.

Glen