DID YOU KNOW…
Handplane Central has a range of diagrams and plans for woodworking planes and even some tutorials on plane making and tips and tricks from industry experts such as plane makers Steve Knight of Knight Toolworks, Bill Carter and C.R. Miller Planes. Need to true the sole of a wooden plane or repair a plane handle then look no further.
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. |
