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Spiers Dovetailed Smoothing Plane (Early)

This is an early model Spiers dovetailed infill hand plane, possibly even a custom order. It has the trademark early features – low two-piece front bun and two-piece rear infill, screwed side plates (to fix the infills), tongue and groove joint for the sole plate…

Spiers No. 11 Dovetailed Bullnose Plane

This is a dovetailed version of a Spiers bullnose plane and, therefore, is a bit more scarce than the cast versions. It’s difficult to put an exact date on this plane but it is generally believed that the dovetailed versions came a little after the…

Dovetailing Infill Planes (Part II)

Continuing on from yesterdays article on dovetailing, today we talk about the peening side of making an infill plane. Peening dovetails Diagram of a former for a smoothing plane. The easiest way I’ve found to peen dovetails together is to not use a vice at…

Dovetailing Infill Planes (Part I)

To many people the British style infill plane symbolizes the epitome of high class plane making. The 19th century hand planes manufactured by Stewart Spiers, Thomas Norris and others are coveted and prized by collectors and users alike for their workmanship, their beauty, their solidness…

George Adams 1923 Catalog

The following images are taken from the George Adams “Woodworking Tools” catalog of 1923. George Adams was a tool and hardware merchants located at 255/6 High Holborn in London. While most of the planes and spokeshaves featured on these pages are manufactured by Stanley, there…

Remembering Thomas Norris & His Planes

I have been greatly interested to read over past months and years items referring to Norris tools, together with one of that firm’s logos reproduced. It is possible that a few reminiscences from one who knew Tom Norris well may be of interest to some…

Through Much Tribulation

Through Much Tribulation: Stewart Spiers and the Planemakers of Ayr To call this book the definitive story of Stewart Spiers is somewhat of an understatement. Sure, by definition, the scope of information which resides within this 132 page work by author and longtime collector Nigel…