We (or at least, I do) talk a bit about working with wood. Since my focus is on wood/canvas canoes I enjoy using and owning the tools necessary to restore and build, with an emphasis on hand tool work. I just acquired this new-to-me tool: It's a circa 1912 Stanley #4, Type 11 bench plane. It is a slightly smaller companion to my existing Stanley #5, Type 11 which has prepared lots of components for canoes and paddles. This one has a smaller (shorter) sole and smooths smaller or more localized high spots. Knowledgeable Stanley users may recognize that the front knob is taller than usual on Type 11's, but this one may have been made late in the type range when Type 12's were coming into the market with the dedicated tall knob. This one needs lots of love to tune up and sharpen before shavings are made but that's half the fun of hand tool ownership!
