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Ok hand plane junkies, a little help with the id of this one.
It has a stanly v logo plane iron but that doesn't mean anything, could have been changed. It has no other marks other than the 04 on the nose of the bed, not typical screws that mount the furniture either, no patent dates or names anywhere. I scored it for 10 bucks thinking it might be a millers falls but I'm not sure. Nothing on the cap iron either. There is adjustment to the frog and it sits on a flat machined bed. A little clean up and some new furniture and it might be nice.

The only mark on it, 04.
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Stanley plane iron. And no marking on the lateral adjustment either.
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Brass adjustment knob, broken tote, and no other marks on the bed.
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This is where the frog sits, machined flat. Any ideas on this one guys?
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I tore apart a couple planes I had on the to be restored shelf and checked a few other things, I was wondering if it was built by Keen Kutter as the lateral, depth knob, furniture and frog were identical to ones I know are Keen Kutter
 

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I just spent some time with Colin on the phone, we think it is a keen kutter kk4 that someone has put a early stanley iron in. I completely took it apart while I was on the phone with him and was looking for markings and describing what features it has.
Kinda cool, I found another weird one!
 

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I'd guess an Ohio Tool Co. plane. The adjuster wheel resembles those that I've seen.
 
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Interesting.

John F might be on to something. I looked up a few good photos (Of course that's one maker I don't have in my pile) Greg- can you post a photo of the lower end of the lateral adjuster?
 

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Someone explain to me. What's the furniture?

Tote and knob, Sorry, I've had a bunch of folks referring to the wood parts that way and I guess I got in the habit.
 

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I was looking at the ohio tools, the adjustment knob isn't quite right, and this one doesn't have a no 04, just o4 cast in the bed.
 

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Here's some better pics with the cell phone.
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