No. 27 Full Adjustment Block Plane
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Manufactured: |
1929 to 1944 |
| Sole Length: | 7” |
| Iron Width: | 1-5/8” |
| Weight: | 1.54 lbs |
| Bedding Angle: | 20 Degrees |
| Adjustments: | Fully Adjustable |
| Lever Cap Type: | Cam Lock |
| Casting Number Body: | 346 |
| Casting Number Cap: | 344 |
| Cross Reference: | Stanley No. 17 |
No. 27
The No. 27 is the exact same plane as the No. 17 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 plated.
The iron is 1-5/8” so the eccentric lever will have its end bent down. Only the 1-3/8 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 plated.
“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. 27 ended production in 1944.
The Millers Falls No. 27 block plane is an exact match to the No. 17 except the lever cap has a nickel finish. The No. 27 was eliminated in the mid-forties along with several other block planes and one bench plane.
Here you can see the changes between the type 1 and type 2 configuration. The embossed name on the bed, the solid iron landing, and the folded lateral adjustment.
The body is the same as the No. 17, but the lever cap is nickel plated. Because of shortages in the early forties, the No. 27 was cancelled from production.
The No. 27 is comfortable to use with one hand or it is big enough to use two.