From Popular Mechanics, August 1925
SARGENT PLANES
Sargent Steel Block Plane No. 5206
Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane No.714
THAT’S the first question you should ask when buying a plane. It’s a question that the Sargent cutter of chromium steel answers most satisfactorily. It retains its sharpness longer than cutters made from other alloys.
Chromium steel was selected for the cutters in all Sargent Planes only after extensive tests proved its unusual toughness and edge-holding quality. Chromium steel also permits the use of a thin blade — and the thinner the blade the keener its cutting edge. It is even sharpened more quickly when whetting does become necessary.
There are other features embodied in the two Sargent Planes illustrated above. In the Auto-Set, the cutter may be removed, sharpened and replaced without changing original adjustment. This is a great time-saver. In the Steel Block Plane the low angle of cutter particularly suits it for the smaller jobs. These two planes should be on every home and school work-bench. See them at almost any good hardware store and write for booklet.
SARGENT & COMPANY, Manufacturers
49 Water Street
New Haven, Conn.
