Stanley 85 Scraping Plane Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Cabinet Scrapers
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Manufacturer: Stanley
Plane Type: Scraper Plane
Model No: 85
TThe Stanley scraper plane number 85 was a scraper plane from what is
sometimes referred to as the golden era of Stanley tools during the
early 1900's through to the 1930's.
The Stanley 85 scraper combined elements of the
Stanley 10 1/2 plane
and the Stanley 112 scraper plane.
The Stanley 85 has a cast iron body fitted with a Rosewood rear handle
and front knob.
This rear handle and front knob are not the standard design, this specially
designed scraper plane has a rear handle and front knob which can each
be independently tilted left and right.
The idea of this design was to allow the user to gain clearance into more difficult
areas.
The plane's frog mechanism controls the mouth opening with the use of the two frog
screws.
When carefully used, the small screw located behind the two frog screws controls
the blade's pitch.
The design of this scraper plane unlike others means it needs a specially shaped
scraper in order for the scraper blade to span the full width of the plane.
The 85 scraping plane originally had the Stanley black japanning.
Width: 70mm (2 3/4 inch)
Length Of Sole: 200mm (8 inch)
Knob: wooden, Rosewood
Plane finish: black
"Stanley No 85" - found on the top face at the front, between the knob and mouth.
"US PAT, 4-11-05" - found on the top face at the rear, between the frog and rear handle.
"Stanley, New Britain, Conn, USA" - found on the lever cap knurled screw.
<1900 - 1934>
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