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This is a fine and complete example of a Vintage Shelton No 118 Low Angle Block Plane. It is 6 inches long with a blade width of 1-5/8 inches wide. It has an unbreakable steel bed in fine condition and all other metal parts are fine, no cracks or repairs, The lever cap are fine as well.
Shelton brought other very good planes to market some very unique and all of equal quality to Stanley. Shelton pretty much copied this low angle indestructible plane. Stanley made these popular low angle planes for 40 years, front 1933 to 1973.
Shelton improved on the Stanley version of this block plane by using a different depth adjustment method, they used a full oval cutout at the top of the blade the corresponded to a sliding peg to move to blade forward and backwards. Thus is a much more positive and easier adjustment to accomplish and makes this plane a joy to use.
The original Shelton cutter is fine no bends or kinks and it is nearly full length and has been freshly sharpened with a correct 25 degree bevel.
This plane is in excellent condition and all adjustments move and work smoothly. This low angle plane has the same dimensions as Stanley’s No 65. There is an old owners mark on both sides
Fine collectible user.
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I am in upstate South Carolina. I have
recently retired. One of my hobbies has been woodworking, but never had the
time to do it as well as would like. A few years ago I became passionate about
using vintage hand tools vs. battery or electric powered whenever it made sense
to do so.
Today my passion still
thrives and I enjoy properly oiling/waxing, cleaning or refurbishing, if needed
those same vintage woodworking tools.
My goal is to place as many
of these high quality made in the USA vintage hand tools back into
the hands of today’s craftsmen. I would never “part out” a good tool just for
the proceeds. If the tool I have acquired is serviceable I will put it into as
good of condition it can be and sell to friends or on . All I am trying to
do is receive some compensation for my time and retain enough capital to be
able to purchase more tools, some in need of gentle care. Please join me in “Saving the Tools”
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