Author: Don

I've been finding, restoring and collecting hand planes for over 10 years. It started with a few and just grew. I love the history, the research and writing what I find.

How I remove the threaded rod from the frog for blade adjuster knob on a Hand Plane Video

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The Hand Plane Collection Chronicles – First Edition – The Mark Nickel’s Collection

Order on Amazon The Hand Plane Collection Chronicles – First Edition – The Mark Nickel’s Collection Hand Plane and tool enthusiast have been waiting for […]

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Infill Shooting plane. Make it a pair!

Flash Back from 2013. I modeled these after a Brese model. Infill is ebonized walnut with bark Danish oil.Sides and sole are precision ground steel.Irons […]

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Birmingham B Plane with an Adjustable Mouth (AKA Derby #4 1/4)

Something very very cool showed up in my mailbox today. This is a Birmingham B plane. Birmingham Plane Mfg Co made many cool planes, but […]

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Sargent Block Planes

Sargent Block Planes. A list and description of Sargent Block Plane, and Sargent block Planes types.

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Sargent #400 Adjustable Tote

The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide For Collectors & Woodworkers: Second Edition A Gallery of Sargent Bench Planes

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The Axe from the Roots

The Axe from the Roots I found this axe under some roots of a blown over dead tree. It was sitting where the arrow shows […]

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With My Own Hands – How To Restore a Vintage Hand Plane for Woodworking

This book shows the authors years of experience restoring vintage hand planes. The processes shown are meant to be a way to get neglected and […]

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Huber and Flickinger Patent Plane

  This was originaly [published Publish here on June 15, 2018. Updated January 2022 From the collection of Justin Boesch A very rare Huber and […]

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