Interesting Links

This links page is new so we haven’t got a lot up here just yet, but we’ll add to it each week. If you have a website that is hand plane related (rather than other hand tools) just drop us a line through our contact form and we’ll check it out and get back to you.

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Infill Plane Kits — Aled Dafis makes and sells kits for small dovetailed shoulder and smoother infill planes.

Anderson Planes — Wayne Anderson makes dovetailed infill planes in the same manner as the nature-inspired planes of the 16th and 17 century, as well as later Spiers and Norris designs.

Beeline Design — Beeline Design is a fine furniture maker from Australia run by Adam Brislin and Lucy Grant.

Bentley Planes — Ben Bentley is a plane maker and cutler from New York. Ben uses fine tool steel and exotic timbers for his inspirational tools.

BJS Planes — Brian Shugarue is a maker of infill planes and a few other tools. Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, Brian now lives in Australia.

Blum Tool Co. — Gary Blum has recently started to make an innovative range of handplanes and sharpening jigs as well as a portable workbench from his shop in Walnut, IA. To check out the quality work, just click the link above.

Brese Plane — Ron Brese has long been a contributor to H.C.s Planemaker’s Gallery and now he’s set up his own website to sell his finely crafted infill planes.

Bridge City Tools — John Economaki & Co. create inspired and uniquely designed hand planes of the highest quality imaginable.

Bill Carter Planes — Known for his dovetailed box mitre planes, Bill has been making handplanes since the 1980’s.

Chris Vesper Tools — Chris makes a very nice bronze shoulder plane, as well as some excellent marking knives, squares, bevels and gauges.

Clark & Williams — Premier makers of wooden molding and bench planes. Also a great source for planemakers floats.

Des Moines Woodworkers Association — A non-profit association dedicated to education, community service and sharing of knowledge for those of all ages and skill levels in the field of woodworking.

Diefenbacher Tools — Ron has a selection of HNT Gordon, Stanley, Anant and F.G. Segerink hand planes for sale, as well as other fine tools for the woodworker.

Gabardi & Son Infill Planes — Gabardi & Son’s goal is to create handplanes, in the style of Spiers, Mathieson and Norris, that function as high end handtools and encompass all of the passion and beauty of a work of art.

Gerd Fritsche Traditional Handplanes — Working from a workshop in Bavaria, Germany, Gerd is a new maker of quality traditional infill planes modeled after Norris originals. Sadly, Gerd passed away in September 2022.

Heinz Antique & Collectable Tools — John Heinz makes beautiful and decorative sculptured wooden planes, infill planes, hammers and other tools.

Heritage Hand Planes — Hand planes & accessories.

Heritage Trades & Skills — Various heritage skills and trades, including bow making, coopering, wheelwrighting, boat building, musical instrument making and more.

Highland Woodworking — Lie-Nielsen, Clifton, E.C.E., Bunny and Ibex hand planes and accessories from Highland Woodworking.

HNT Gordon Planes — Terry Gordon makes great wooden planes from the hardest Australian inland timbers and beautiful exotics from around the world.

Holtey Classic Handplanes — Karl Holtey’s infill planes are world renown and are considered by many to be the finest handplanes ever made.

Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia — Official website for the Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia. A heritage group focusing on the traditional tools and the way in which artisans of the past worked with these tools, recognising the skill and ingenuity of their efforts.

Hillview Wood & Metal LLC. — Tony Rouleau specializes in tools for the woodworker, including infill planes.

Hutchinson Planes — Darryl Hutchinson makes a range of classically inspired infill planes modeled after the great British makers of the past.

Ian Dalziel — Shiny dovetailed infill planes from a new planemaker.

Infill Planes Showcase — A gallery of beautiful and inspiring infill planes from makers old and new.

JT Planeworks — Stylish & innovative infill planes by Jay Tidyman.

Bob Kaune’s Antique Used Tools — Bob Kaune has been selling hand tools since 1982 and has been on the web for 15 years or so. If you need a spare part for your Stanley or Sargent plane then Bob will probably have it.

Knight Toolworks — Steve Knight makes great hand planes from exotic woods.

The Lazarus Handplane Co. — Makers of beautifully crafted steel, copper and brass handplanes featuring exotic wood infills.

Linly Woodworks — Makers of finely crafted wooden handplanes made predominantly from Australian Jarrah wood.

S E Lawrence Hill Furniture — Lawrence Hill trained at Rycotewood College and makes handcrafted furniture from his workshop in Hampshire, England.

Marcou Planes — Philip Marcou is an excellent planemaker from New Zealand who largely makes dovetailed planes in a similar pattern to the Stanley Bedrock style.

Neville Planes — Ex West Dean student, Bruce Neville, makes beautifully crafted infill planes as well as cabinetry & furniture.

Norris Planes — A catalog of all the known models made by T. Norris & Son, with lots of pictures for most of the models featured. Tons of other Norris information.

Old School Tools — The #1 Online Store For Antique & Collectable Tools In The UK. Some great, and quite rare, planes to be found here from time to time.

Old Woodworking Planes — Richard Arnold is doing his bit in keeping up the interest in early wooden planes by cataloging and showcasing his own collection of fillisters, ploughs, dados and moulders.

Philly Planes — Phil Edwards has been building traditional wooden planes professionally for the past five years. Phil has also been a longtime contributor to HC’s Planemaker Gallery.

Record Planes — A comprehensive site containing tons of information on all Record Planes & Spokeshaves, including history, specifications and current values.

Red Rose Reproductions — Makers of wooden hand planes, Red Rose Reproductions was created in 2014 with an objective to bring resurrected woodworking tools to the market. Daniel R. Schwank had made many tools for his own use, and believed that others might appreciate them too.

Rosewood And Brass — Larry’s site features a range of antique planes for sale, as well as some useful information for collectors and users.

Sawdust And Shavings — Woodworking tools, projects and hardwood information. John also has some nice hand plane reviews and articles on the site.

Sauer + Steiner Toolworks — World renown for their work. All of Sauer + Steiner’s planes are handmade in the traditions of Stewart Spiers and Thomas Norris.

St. James Bay Tool Co. — A great source of supply for kits, castings and finished infill planes. If you’re after lever caps & screws, bronze plane bodies and parallel irons then this is the place to go!

The Old Tool Shed — UK company specialising in antique, vintage and old collectable hand planes and other tools for sale.

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