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    English vs. USA Stanley planes

    Hi all,

    What is the difference between Stanley planes made in the USA and those made in England? The reason I ask is that in adds they sometimes state USA or England ("Stanley nr. 3, England"or "Stanley nr. 4, USA"). This seems odd as it is one company with (I would hope) one set of standards.
    What am I missing?

    regards,
    Jasper

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    What is the difference between Stanley planes made in the USA and those made in England?
    England made them for longer and still makes many of them.

    Quality is about the same and is directly proportional to age....prewar is better. But they all have to be tuned for best results and the new planes can be made to function as well as the old.
    “Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff

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    Bob,
    Thanks, that was all I needed to know.

    Jasper

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