Leonard Bailey (May 8, 1825 in
Hollis, New Hampshire – February 5, 1905 in
New York City) was a
toolmaker/
cabinet maker from
Massachusetts, United States, who in the mid-to-late nineteenth century patented several features of
woodworking equipment. Most prominent of those patents were the
planes
Plane(s) most often refers to:
* Aero- or airplane, a powered, fixed-wing aircraft
* Plane (geometry), a flat, 2-dimensional surface
Plane or planes may also refer to:
Biology
* Plane (tree) or ''Platanus'', wetland native plant
* ''Planes' ...
manufactured by the Stanley Rule & Level Co. (now
Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products. Headquartered in the greater Hartford city of New Britain, ...
) of
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately southwest of Hartford. According to 2020 Census, the population of the city is 74,135.
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.
Commonly known as Stanley/Bailey planes, these planes were prized by woodworkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and remain popular among today's wood craftsman. A type study of his patented planes and the rest of the Stanley line may be found at Patrick Leach's "Blood and Gore".
[Patrick Leach']
Blood and Gore
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Bailey's design ideas are still utilized by Stanley and other plane manufacturers to this day.
References
1825 births
1905 deaths
People from Hollis, New Hampshire
19th-century American inventors
Inventors from New Hampshire
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