Restorations – The Idle Hands Workshop

Defiance by Stanley 1213 1/2 Hand Plane

This is one of two planes that break all the rules when trying to identify or even use the Defiance hand planes.

From about 1949 through to 1962 Stanley produced a secondary line of non-adjustable hand planes. Presumably these were geared towards those who

From about 1949 through to 1962 Stanley produced a secondary line of non-adjustable hand planes. Presumably these were geared towards those who

Simply put, the difference between preservation and restoration is whether or not you are removing material. That might seem like a “catch

Just the other day I opened up a package containing the Defiance 1213 1/2, the magical mystical plane that is not mentioned

So you want to start collecting hand planes. Let me start by saying you don’t just collect one or two, it is

So while surfing around the interwebs I came across a couple of pictures of the No. 890 Defiance tool chest and it

It’s been a while since I have done any sort of real restorations aside from cleaning up the occasional tools and I

In a random bout of madness or clarity I set about on another scavenger hunt to find some more planes for my

So the reason I’m sharing this is twofold, the first is because I find it vital to promote and retain honesty in

I made mention on the Defiance Plane page about scoring some more Defiance planes. I’m still waiting on a couple to come

So the wife and I decided that keeping my hand planes in the house was a no-go… so sadly they are being

Join my wife Kristy and myself in the shop as we restore a desk for her that we found alongside the road