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Looking for diagrams to help make a hand plane or to turn a Norris adjuster? Handplane Central has several plans and diagrams on the site and we hope to add more soon. Everything you need to help get you started on making either a metal, transitional or a wooden handplane can be found here, such as this article on the famous Norris adjuster.
Watkinson Patent Smooth Plane
| Manufactured: | Early to Mid 1930’s |
| Length: | 10-3/4 inches |
| Blade Width: | 2-3/8 inches |
| Construction: | Cast iron |
| Finish: | Japanned |
| Features: | Variable blade pitch |
| Uses: | Special purpose bench plane |
| Average Dealer Price: | $400 to $700 |
| Average eBay Price: | $400 to $700 |
| Other Notes: | An extraordinary and very rare plane (there are only four known to be in existence) which can change the bedding pitch of the blade through an adjustment of the specially designed frog. There are two types known of this plane and it should be noted that, with so few planes spotted in the market, its difficult to readily suggest an “average price”. |
| Updated: | 4th May, 2006 |
Hand Planes on eBay right now…
| Sources: | Sources include: eBay, “The Antique Tool Collector’s Guide To Value” by Ronald S. Barlow, various auctions and sales of collectable tools and my own compilations of prices realized, observations and notes over the past 20+ years.
Also many thanks to H.T.P.A., Hans Brunner and Trevor Semmens. |
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