Record Smoothing Plane - No. 03SS


The Verdict
Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Smoothing Planes
Manufacturer: Record
Plane Type: Smoothing
Model No: 03SS
The Record smoothing plane number 03SS (Stay Set) is identical to the
Record 03 plane
with the exception of the cap iron design and the lever cap markings.
The "SS" part of the model name stands for "Stay Set".
The Record "Stay Set" cap iron was a two-piece cap iron which consisted
of an upper piece and a lower piece (deflector).
The main advantage of the SS cap iron is that the lower piece can be
quickly and easily removed/replaced without the need to remove/replace
the whole cap iron.
As such the blade can be sharpened/re-ground with only the very occasional
need to reposition the upper part slightly. Overall this is a great
time saver.
The Record SS planes were sold with a lever cap marked 'SS'.
The SS cap iron was advertised as being 'chatter proof guaranteed'. Record pointed out this was due to the additional third pressure point which the common one-piece cap irons didn't have.


Manufactured Dates

1931 - 1963
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