No65 Knuckle back block plane bodies?
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A couple weeks ago I attended the CRAFTS of NJ tool auction and won a couple of lots of block planes. The ones I won contained some Stanley knuckle back block planes. A type I've always been intrigued by. I'm not sure if it was because I was rushing to look over the tools before the auction or I just plain forgot, I never looked at the mouths of either of the knuckle back block planes. And yep, both were toast. They were chipped and broken beyond repair. So here I am, stuck with a bunch of parts for block planes I can't use. Does anyone have a body for the No65 they'd be willing to sell? It would have to include the mouth piece since these seem to be fit to each plane. I had parts from several and they didn't fit in each other's body. I contacted Michael Jenks at JustPlaneFun and he was fresh out. He sent me a No65 body that had hairline crack near the mouth just to mess with. But when I went to flatten the sole, the mouth chipped out even more.

The good news is that I got some other cool block planes from the lot. One was an Ohio Tools double ended block plane. Not a great performer but cool looking as hell! There was a couple pristine Stanley No 9 1/4 block planes, a Stanley 102 as well as a Sargent knuckle back block plane. It has a very cool mouth opening mechanism and seems like it's built very stout. (Can't wait to clean up that one and give it a try).

So if you have a Stanley No65 you'd be willing to part with or part out, let me know

Please don't PM me. I never get notifications and it's easy for a PM to get lost. Email me at DominicGreco@netscape.net
See ya around,
Dominic
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Afraid mine was from before the Knuckle Cap..
   
Has a patent date on the cam..
   
The only Knuckle capped plane I have is a No. 18
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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(05-10-2025, 07:13 PM)Blacky's Boy Wrote: A couple weeks ago I attended the CRAFTS of NJ tool auction and won a couple of lots of block planes. The ones I won contained some Stanley knuckle back block planes. A type I've always been intrigued by. I'm not sure if it was because I was rushing to look over the tools before the auction or I just plain forgot, I never looked at the mouths of either of the knuckle back block planes. And yep, both were toast. They were chipped and broken beyond repair. So here I am, stuck with a bunch of parts for block planes I can't use. Does anyone have a body for the No65 they'd be willing to sell? It would have to include the mouth piece since these seem to be fit to each plane. I had parts from several and they didn't fit in each other's body. I contacted Michael Jenks at JustPlaneFun and he was fresh out. He sent me a No65 body that had hairline crack near the mouth just to mess with. But when I went to flatten the sole, the mouth chipped out even more.

The good news is that I got some other cool block planes from the lot. One was an Ohio Tools double ended block plane. Not a great performer but cool looking as hell! There was a couple pristine Stanley No 9 1/4 block planes, a Stanley 102 as well as a Sargent knuckle back block plane. It has a very cool mouth opening mechanism and seems like it's built very stout. (Can't wait to clean up that one and give it a try).

So if you have a Stanley No65 you'd be willing to part with or part out, let me know

Please don't PM me. I never get notifications and it's easy for a PM to get lost. Email me at DominicGreco@netscape.net

a package arrived in the mail today and inside was an entire No65! It's in such great shape I don't have to do a thing except take it for a ride. Because I'm a bit manic, I'll take it apart and clean and lube the parts. The iron in near full length and looks like it's in great shape. I may just hone the edge see how it performs. If I can remember, I'll take some action shots
 
Thanks Salmo!
See ya around,
Dominic
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(05-10-2025, 07:13 PM)Blacky's Boy Wrote: A couple weeks ago I attended the CRAFTS of NJ tool auction and won a couple of lots of block planes. The ones I won contained some Stanley knuckle back block planes. A type I've always been intrigued by. I'm not sure if it was because I was rushing to look over the tools before the auction or I just plain forgot, I never looked at the mouths of either of the knuckle back block planes. And yep, both were toast. They were chipped and broken beyond repair. So here I am, stuck with a bunch of parts for block planes I can't use. Does anyone have a body for the No65 they'd be willing to sell? It would have to include the mouth piece since these seem to be fit to each plane. I had parts from several and they didn't fit in each other's body. I contacted Michael Jenks at JustPlaneFun and he was fresh out. He sent me a No65 body that had hairline crack near the mouth just to mess with. But when I went to flatten the sole, the mouth chipped out even more.

The good news is that I got some other cool block planes from the lot. One was an Ohio Tools double ended block plane. Not a great performer but cool looking as hell! There was a couple pristine Stanley No 9 1/4 block planes, a Stanley 102 as well as a Sargent knuckle back block plane. It has a very cool mouth opening mechanism and seems like it's built very stout. (Can't wait to clean up that one and give it a try).

So if you have a Stanley No65 you'd be willing to part with or part out, let me know

Please don't PM me. I never get notifications and it's easy for a PM to get lost. Email me at DominicGreco@netscape.net

I am pretty sure I have 2 or 3 of them and will look.  I was going to have a big yard sale on handtools.  Like a dummy I got 5 to 6 of 2s up to 6's so I could train more then one person at a time and only did one or two.  I have a ton of hand tools of everything so I will post them here first and then in the yard sale.
As of this time I am not teaching vets to turn. Also please do not send any items to me without prior notification.  Thank You Everyone.

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