Category: Wood Bodied Planes

The Beast. A 36″ Wood Bodied Jointer Plane Build

Original Post, JULY 25, 2013 With a little motivation from Mos I decided to build the wooden jointer I’ve always wanted to build. I’m not sure why, […]

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Plane Restores, Expect the Unexpected – Randall and Cook, Albany NY – Wood Bodied Fore Plane

Repost from another site from 2014 Plane Restores, Expect the Unexpected – Randall and Cook, Albany NY – Wood Bodied Fore Plane I’ve gone through a […]

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William F. Kellett’s Triple Cutting Iron

William F. Kellett’s Triple Cutting Iron Sometimes there is more to a tool than initially seen. Case in point – this jack plane by an Unknown maker. […]

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Silcock & Lowe Plough Plane

One of my favorite antique shows for finding rusty and cool tools is the Madison Bouckville Antique week. We go every chance we get and […]

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Styles of Metal Skates on Wood Plow Planes–By Tom Strader

Styles of Metal Skates on Wood Plow Planes–By Tom Strader The Skate:To the average person, the first thing they think of when they here the […]

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WOODEN BENCH PLANES (Most commonly found on carpenters benches) By Tom Strader

BENCH PLANES (Most commonly found on carpenters benches) Smooth Plane: commonly called a Coffin. Common Size 6 ½ “ to 9 “ Smooth Plane, coffin, […]

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Plane Making in Scotland

By Tom Strader   Plane making in Scotland was an honorable profession and passed down through generations. These plow, or plough planes are all Wedge […]

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Circa 1876 Metallic Plane Co. Plow Plane

The Metallic Plan Company, made planes from 1867-1880 in Auburn, New York. According to PTAMPIA Vol 1 or Vol 1 there is not a patent […]

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