#41 Type 8 (1888-1892)
As you can see the Stanley name is boldly visible on the fence
of this plane. I should also mention that at some point into
production of the type 7 and 8 planes that Stanley started to
mount the tote by only inserting the single pin 2/3's of the
way through. Thus there is no hole on the opposite side. There
is no consistency in which side they inserted it from, I have
included an image of a type 7 for fence and pin comparison. I
believe that the tote was less likely to split from stress or
shrinkage with more wood to support it using just one pin part
way through. |
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