Where can I find a Stanley Bailey #5 replacement handle?

[kooshball]

I have recently acquired an old Stanley Bailey #5 plane that has the top missing off the handle; where is a good source for a replacement handle?

Thanks

 

[junquecol]

Highland Hardware carries replacement parts for the old Stanley planes.

 

[Gofor]

There is usually a guy at the spring MWTCA (MidWest Tool Collectors Association) meeting (I think its in Burlington) that makes totes and refurbishes them if you don't have one before then.

Go

 

[ScottM]

Send a PM to Ed Hobbs (aka hobbsed). He is the formal head of the MWTCA. Ed lives in Raleigh. I am sure he can hook you up with a local supplier.

 

[mshel]

If you don't mind cherry, I have a tote and knob for a 5 that I made. If you are interested, send me a pm and we will work out the details.

Mike

 

[McRabbet]

Here is a supplier of replacement totes and knobs.

 

[wghatcher]

I picked some up from a guy that sells them unfinished on ebay. His seller name is nicobie. They seem nice to me. He sells the tote and the knob separate. I got two sets for about the price of one from other sources.

Greg

 

[willarda]

Ron Campbell in W. Columbia, SC, makes and refurbishes rosewood handles. I have bought replacements from him and his work is excellent and priced well. Plus he is a great repositiory of the nuances of handle desgin changes for Stanley planes. Don't think that their handles were generic! They varied the style and design quite often. So you need to match the plane (size and age) to the handle. Ron shows up at all of the MWTCA meets and will be in Hillsborough in January. You can call him at 803-755-1609. He has an email, but it is filled up right now (!).

 

[Gofor]

That is the guy I was referring to.

Go