Leonard Bailey (inventor)
- Leonard Bailey (inventor)
Leonard Bailey (born 1825-05-08 in Hollis, New Hampshire; died 1905-02-05 in New York City) was a toolmaker/inventor from Massachusetts who in the mid-to-late nineteenth century patented several features of woodworking equipment. Most prominent of those patents were the planes manufactured by the Stanley Rule & Level Co. (now Stanley Works) of New Britain, Connecticut.
Commonly known as "Stanley/Bailey" planes, these planes were prized by woodworkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and remain popular by 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 [http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm Blood and Gore] .
His design ideas are still utilized by Stanley and other plane manufacturers to this day.
External links
* [http://www.mit.edu/invent/iow/bailey.html MIT Inventor of the Week]
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