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Our aim is to make Handplane Central a valuable source of information for all types of handplanes, including wooden planes, infill planes and Stanley type planes.

If you want to make a woodworking plane we have a selection of plans for making planes and we’re adding new articles almost every day. So if you’re into planemaking, aspiring to be a planemaker, a hand plane collector or just want to learn about hand planes in general and how to use them then Handplane Central is a good place to start.

The Ancient Roman Plane Of Yorkshire Wolds

Plane Old Archaeology In the Summer of 2000, while excavating for the BP Teeside-Saltend Etyhlene pipeline project near Goodmanham on the Yorkshire Wolds, it was discovered that under part of the proposed site lay a 1st to 5th century AD Roman-British village. While working near…

The Metallic Plane Company of Auburn, N.Y. – Manufacturer And Builder (April 1878)

The article below first appeared in “The Manufacturer And Builder” in April, 1878, and highlights the benefits of metal planes produced by the Metallic Plane Company of Auburn, N.Y. While these articles were little more than advertisements in the trade papers of the day they…

A Brief History Of The Woodworking Plane

A beautifully decorated 17th or early 18th century plane, probably of German origin, in the Weston Park Museum, Sheffield, by whose kind permission it is reproduced. NOTE: The following article is from a small booklet by Stanley Tools in Great Britain which was printed sometime…

An Introduction To Understanding Rebate Planes

The following article first appeared in the British magazine ‘The Woodworker’ in January, 1940. Here we take a look at the various rebate planes that are available, along with their use. At the end of the article there’s an advertisement for the author’s new book,…

Joh. Weiss & Sohn 1909 Catalog – Part I

The scans below are from the Joh. Weiss & Sohn 1909 Catalog of 1909. The company is one of the oldest planemakers still in existence, and was founded 1820 by a Bavarian carpenter, Johann Baptist Weiss, who emigrated to Vienna, Austria, in 1809. Weiss was…

Stanley Victor No. 1105 Jack Plane

Manufactured: Two manufacturing periods — 1936 to 1942 & 1952 to 1953 Length: 14 inches Blade Width: 2 inches Construction: Cast iron, hardwood handle & knob Finish: Japanned or grey enamel Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $15 to $75 Average eBay Price:…

Stanley No. 66 Hand Beader

Manufactured: 1888 to 1941 Length: 10 inches Blade Width: 8 blades provided Construction: Cast iron Finish: Nickel plated Features: 2 fences (1 straight & 1 round) and 8 interchangeable cutters Uses: Used for beading, reeding, fluting, stinging and very light routing Average Dealer Price (with…

Stanley No. 43 Miller’s Pat. Adjustable Plow Plane

Manufactured: 1871 to 1897 Length: 10-1/2 inches Blade Width: 9 provided: 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 5/8 inch, 1/4 inch tongue cutter and slitter Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle Finish: Japanned Features: Adjustable fence and depth stop, removable filletster bottom and 9 cutters…

Stanley No. 39-3/8 Dado Plane

Manufactured: 1900 to 1950 Length: 8 inches Blade Width: 3/8 inches Construction: Cast iron Finish: Japanned Features: Skewed cutter, adjustable depth stop and spurs Uses: For cutting a rectangular groove or channel Average Dealer Price: $75 to $200 Average eBay Price: $80 to $180 Type…

Stanley No. 30 Jointer Plane

Manufactured: 1869 to 1917 Length: 22 inches Blade Width: 2-3/8 inches Construction: Cast iron frame, beech bottom, handle & knob Finish: Japanned frame, lacquered wood parts Features: Wood bottom Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $15 to $50 Average eBay Price: $12 to…

Stanley No. 10-1/4 C Carriage Maker’s Rabbet Plane

Manufactured: 1911 to 1942 Length: 13 inches Blade Width: 2-1/8 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Features: Tilting handles, spurs on each side, corrugated bottom Uses: For rabbeting an edge on a board Average Dealer Price: $1500 to $2600 Average eBay…

Stanley Bedrock No. 608 C Jointer Plane

Manufactured: 1900 to 1935 Length: 24 inches Blade Width: 2-5/8 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Features: Corrugated sole. Superior frog seating Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $200 to $500 Average eBay Price: $170 to $430 Types 1…