Sargent #5409 Smooth Plane, Tuned, Wenge knob & Tote & Hock Blade Set – Ready to work

Sargent #5409 Smooth Plane, Tuned, Wenge knob & Tote & Hock Blade Set – Ready to work

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Type 5400 series…………….(1907-1910) The 5400 is a Type 2 or Type 3 that Sargent corrugated prior to them becoming VBM.

If a Sargent plane is a type 2 or a type 3, and it’s corrugated, we believe it to be a 5400 series. This is assuming it meets the criteria of a Type 2 or Type 3 like the correct lateral and the thin casting.

In the 1907 updates to the Sargent & Company 1901 Catalog, a new catalog listing of bench planes was shown. This new listing was for a new option for their bench planes. They were identical to the # 400 series of bench planes, except that corrugated bottoms were now offered.

The new catalog number was not marked anywhere on the plane. It is only a catalog reference. The 5 prefix would indicate that the # 400 series plane is corrugated. To be able to recognize these planes is the scope of this article. The following points are what make a Sargent # 5400 series plane.

As we stated at the beginning of the study, although the 5400 series was first published in 1907(in the 1907 insert in the 1901 catalog. It’s now our thought that they started manufacturing around 1905 or 1906, which explains why we see 5400 series planes with both laterals

See: The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide For Collectors & Woodworkers: Second Edition (https://amzn.to/3VNtAet)

(My #5409-053022-1)