No. 26 Full Adjustment Block Plane
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Manufactued: |
1929 to 1944 |
| Sole Length: | 6-1/4” |
| Iron Width: | 1-5/8” |
| Weight: | 1.45 lbs |
| Bedding Angle: | 20 Degrees |
| Adjustments: | Fully Adjustable |
| Lever Cap Type: | Cam Lock |
| Casting Number Body: | 497 |
| Casting Number Cap: | 344 |
| Cross Reference: | Stanley No. 16 |
No. 26
The No. 26 is the exact same plane as the No. 16 except the lever cap has a nickel finish. This plane has an adjustable mouth, a depth adjusting nut and a lateral adjustment lever. The front knob and the adjustment nut are nickel platted.
The iron is 1-5/8” so the eccentric lever will have its end bent down. Only the 1-3/8 planes have the eccentric lever end bent up.
Type 1 configuration – 1929 - 1935
Millers Falls name cast in front of the finger rest knob.
The iron landing has a full surface with no recess.
After the initial release, the name and number are stamped on the cheek.
Lateral Adjustment lever has the metal folded to engage the iron slot.
Cam lock lever cap is nickel platted.
“Since 1868” iron trademark (see irons for more details)
Type 2 configuration starting 1936 to 1944
Millers Falls embossed name is removed from the bed.
Iron landing has a recessed area.
Lateral adjustment lever has a solid disk to engage the iron slot.
No. 26 ended production in 1944.
The Millers Falls No. 26 block plane is an exact match to the No. 16 except the lever cap has a nickel finish. Millers Falls eliminated several planes during the early to mid 40’s and the No. 26 was one of those planes that could not stand the test of time.
The type 1 will have the embossed name around the knob, a folded lateral adjustment lever, a solid iron landing and a no touch “Since 1868 iron. This example is an early type 1 with an iron without the company name at the top of the iron and the back side with eleven adjustment grooves.
The No. 26 will always have a “Since 1868” trademark iron.
