Handplane Central

Hand planes, Stanley planes, infill planes & planemaking

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DID YOU KNOW...

Making planes can be a difficult task, but the most difficult part is actually finding good information on planemaking and how to go about it. Handplane Central simplifies the process somewhat by providing a wealth of information and various tips and tricks on making planes, as well as the tools and materials necessary for planemaking (and how to make the plane making tools themselves in some instances).

Category: Planemakers


Interview With Plane Maker John Economaki
Interview With Plane Maker Steve Knight
The Watkinson Patent Plane
Norris No. A-1 Dovetailed Panel Plane (13-1/2″)
Norris No. 1 Dovetailed Jointing Plane (25-1/2″)
Spiers No. 1 Dovetailed Panel Plane (13-1/2″)
Interview With Plane Maker Malcolm Macpherson
The Howkins Plane
Sauer + Steiner Toolworks
Interview With Plane Maker Philip Marcou
Holtey 11-S Plane
Mujingfang Rabbet Plane
Mujingfang Palm Smoothing Plane
Interview With Infill Plane Maker Bill Carter
PlaneFest 2006 – Worlds Best Hand Plane Makers Unite
The Norris Adjuster
Marples Prefabricated Smoothing Plane
Stanley 1902 Catalog
Anderson Planes – Traditional Style Infill Planes
Ashby Tool Company – Infill Block Plane Review
Norris 1928 Catalog
Miller “Rhino Horn” Gunmetal Infill Shoulder Plane
Norris 1914 Catalog
eBay Planes Linked To Thomas Jefferson?
Badger Cast Bronze Bullnose Plane
Spiers Dovetailed Smoothing Plane (Early)
Spiers No. 11 Dovetailed Bullnose Plane
Norris No. 13 Smoothing Plane
Practical Plane Making (Part IV)
Practical Plane Making (Part III)
Practical Plane Making (Part II)
Practical Plane Making (Part I)
HNT Gordon Planes – Good Wood Down Under
Plane Works – Gunmetal Infill Panel Planes
C. R. Miller Planes – Pamphlets
Henley Optical Company – Best English Mitre Plane
Ashby Tool Company – Gunmetal Infill Block Plane
Rali Planes – A New Generation Of Hand Plane?
Remembering Thomas Norris & His Planes
Bridge City Tools – Innovation In High-End Hand Planes
Clark & Williams – New 18th Century Hand Planes
Knight Toolworks – Good Solid Hand Planes!
Through Much Tribulation