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I came across a No.7 Union(needless to say it's in the shop now) the frog looks like an Ohio type with one of those twisted lateral adjusters, the iron is a Stanley Pat.1992, and the sole is a smooth bottom No.7 Union. I was wondering if Union was a good brand.
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It was good enough that Stanley bought them out about 1920....and kept using all the parts up, until they were gone. Iron may be a replacement.
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As Steven mentioned they were a good plane. All the planes from the Stanley era that I have seen have SW Hart blades.
The early Union planes had a thicker blade than the stock Stanley blade.
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Was it Union that had the tapered irons on a Bailey-type frog?
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Not sure about that, but I picked up a broken plane for parts that had a Stanley branded tapered iron.Originally Posted by Bill Houghton
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Here is a shot of my Union by Stanley. It is a great plane.
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