Stanley 98-99 Planes Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Side Rabbet Planes
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Manufacturer: Stanley
Plane Type: Side Rabbet / Side Rebate
Model No: 98-99
The Stanley 98 and 99 side rebate planes, also referred to as the
Stanley 98 and 99 side rabbet planes are a left hand and right hand
plane made from cast iron, each with a rosewood knob, and a best steel
cutter.
These specialist planes are designed to assist cabinet makers in accurately
trimming dados, grooves, moulds and similar tasks. These tools are
particularly useful when precision fitting is required such as when
a dado or groove needs to be widened very slightly in order to precisely
house a corresponding part.
It may be the case that a glass shelf or
polished shelf is too thick to fit in the corresponding grooves, rather
than adjusting / changing the shelves, it is much easier to alter the
grooves, for this task the Stanley 98 and 99's are ideal.
These specialist planes each have a skewed cutter set at a very low
angle of 8 degrees.
The noses on the 98 and 99's can be reversed to
create a bullnose type plane or the noses can be removed to create a
chisel type plane allowing trimming right into a corner of a piece of
work such as on a stop groove.
The cutters are set in the plane with their bevel edges facing upwards.
The cutters must be kept very sharp to ensure the best results with
the bevels set to a 25 degree angle.
When sharpening, it is only really
the forward cutting edge bevel which needs sharpening.
It is important
the tip of the blade doesn't protrude beyond the skate, if it does protrude,
it will need filing back. Care must also be taken when sharpening the
blades to ensure the cutting edge of each blade mirrors the plane mouth(s)
profile.
Each plane blade is secured with a clamp. The clamp is secured / removed
by turning the thumb screws located on top of the clamp.
The Stanley 98 and 99 planes are each fitted with a Rosewood knob, offering
the user a good means of gripping and controlling the plane to help
ensure good results.
Depending on the age, some Stanley 98 and 99 planes are each equipped
with a depth stop and some aren't. The earlier 98 and 99's weren't
equipped with depth stops.
The depth stop fixes to the rear of the
plane. The depth stop is secured in the required position with the
use of a wing nut or a knurled nut. When required, the depth stop allows the user
to set the depth at which the plane should operate as well as acting
a stabiliser when planing.
The 98 and 99 rebate planes and its parts were finished with a nickel
plating. This finish was designed to give the plane a bright, shiny
look while having the function of helping protect the plane from rust.
The nickel plating can be prone to coming off with time, usually it
is small partial loss.
Yes (at the time of writing this), the Lie Nielsen 98 and 99 side rabbet planes are based upon the popular Stanley 98 and 99 rabbet plane designs but with the Lie Nielsen design stamp.
Body:
cast iron
Blade:
best steel
Knob:
rosewood
Plane finish:
nickel plate
"No 98" or "No 99" - found on the front face of the corresponding plane.
"Stanley" - found on the rear face.
1898 - 1934>
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