The Stanley Rule & Level Company's Combination Plane

very useful Information on planes that I have

Great book. Was a big help in setting up and using the #45.The book shows the cutters that come with the plane and extra sets.A good book.

It lacks many of the nuances that you can find on Patrick Leach's site. And, Johnny Kleso's type study really only applies to the regular Stanley cast iron Bailey planes, except that his type identification is problematic for the planes that were produced between early 1888 and late 1889 as the transition from type 5 to type 6 was happening (one could argue for maybe four or five subtypes in that period). That said, the book is useful.

I bought this for a serious woodworking friend of mine that needed the manual for his old plane. These are a great resource.

A quick history of the 45/55. A copy of orginal manual with parts list. Not much additional information on the use of the 45/55.

Nice 'how to' book for the old plane.

Great resource on the Stanley 55

This book comes in real handy when trying to identify correct cutters for a Stanley 45 plane. Gives enough details and drawings to help make sure I get the correct parts or show whats missing before I buy one. So many incomplete or wrong parts put together on these tools that are for sale, that it can be real confusing at times. The Stanley 45 plane was made between 1882 and the 1960's and many of the parts are interchangable. I bought a plane from WWII era and it came with a box of cutters from 1882 era! Would also recommend Book by David E. Heckel.

This material is widely available on the internet and could easily be assembled yourself. Poor reproduction.