Plane
1980.1477.5
Creation Date
1884 – 1962Description
Stanley No. 45 Combined plow and beading plane - Advertised in the Sears Catalog for $4.60 in 1897. All metal.
The Maclachlin Wood Working Museum has provided some information about this tool in the following text:
“The Stanley 45 combination plane was one of Stanley's most popular planes, in production from 1884 to 1962. More than 20 design changes over the years allow collectors to date most 45's to within a couple of years of their manufacture. In principle it is similar to a plow plane, but the addition of a second skate on a sliding section gives another bearing surface when planing. This makes using the plow blades marginally easier, but also allows the use of virtually any symmetrical cutter such as hollows and rounds, beading, reeding and nosing blades.”
”The 45 is the preferred tool for cutting tongue and groove joints, since the fence adjusts to perfectly center the joint on any size board. It really excels at cutting beads, however, and in this capacity it is one of the few hand tools which can actually out-perform modern machine tools.”