STANLEY - handle and knob spares kit with both Stanley thread fasteners for the majority of the legendary bench plane range..

Suited to Bench Planes #4/12 Wide Smoother, #5 Jack, #5-1/2 Wide Jack, #6 Fore and #7 Jointer with traditional UNC inch based fasteners. Note that Stanley began to partly introduce metric fasteners in the late 1980's in British and European markets.

Kit contains a plastic handle and knob with Stanley thread mounting hardware.

Stanley Bailey Exploded Parts Diagram

• At the peak of their world wide popularity the bench plane range stretched from sizes #1 through to #8 with additional intermediate sizes such as #4-1/2 and #5-1/2.
• Presumably to protect themselves from copies, Stanley used relatevely obscure threads such as handle and knob mounting screws made from 13/64 inch drill rod and UNC12-20 threads.
• The adjusting blade feed wheel and lead screw have a 9/32" 24tpi American/Unified left-hand thread.
• Many components are common across the bench plane range  - patterns #3 through #8
• Unfortunately Y levers and lateral adjusters - parts 7 and 9 below - are unavailable separately
• At time of these notes - 2024 - complete frog kits are now discontinued (at least in the Australian market)
• Large handle & knob kits in plastic remain available.
• OEM compatible Handle & Knobs, back irons and blades are available
• When their patents expired there were numerous other makers who cloned much of the range. Most maintained the Stanley threads.
• In recent times Stanley have started to use metric threads on some components.
• Be advised we get certain parts made to order - #3, #8 and LH lead Screw, #13, #14 and #15 all with Stanley's original thread specifications. 
• We get made to order #3 back iron screws which are slighly longer to accomodate thicker higher quality OEM blades

See HERE for a British made stained beech OEM handle and knob set. 

See HERE for compatible blades and back irons.