• All of the features of the previous, except:
• All castings are now painted blue, instead of the black japanning used for over 100 years.
• Hardwood totes and knobs are now finished with a light colored stain.
• The forked lever (the one that engages the hole in the lever cap) is now a cheesy two-piece pressed steel piece of junk.
• The lateral adjustment lever is no longer a two-piece construction, but now is one piece with the thumb grip bent over.
• "STANLEY" is no longer stamped into the lateral adjustment lever.
• The begining of the end for Stanley bench planes, as we prepare for the Dawning of the Age of Norm, and Ellie Mae Clampett's yummy bisquits.

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