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DID YOU KNOW…

Ever wanted to try your hand at making a woodworking plane? Handplane Central has a ton of information for budding planemakers. Whether you’re a beginner who wants to start off making a simple Krenov style handplane, or a more advanced woodworker who wants to tackle something more complex like a dovetailed infill plane, you’ll find something here on Handplane Central.

We’ll show you how to source materials, design, cut, shape and construct your plane, as well as information on what tools you’ll need and which books are more helpful. We even have plans and diagrams that you can use.

Stanley No. 1 Smooth Plane

Manufactured: 1869 to 1943 Length: 5-1/2 inches Blade Width: 1-1/4 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Features: Extra small Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $1000 to $1600 Average eBay Price: $1200 to $1800 Type 1: $1600 to $2800…

Stanley Victor No. 1104 Smooth Plane

Manufactured: Two manufacturing periods — 1936 to 1942 & 1952 to 1953 Length: 9-3/8 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:…

The Watkinson Patent Plane

One of the curious oddities in Australian plane making over the last 80 years has been the designs and patents of Herbert Edward Watkinson in the 1930’s. At the time H.E. Watkinson was a cabinetmaker residing in Launceston, Tasmania who had developed a plane in…

Interview With Plane Maker Philip Marcou

Many woodworkers are aware of the more well known contemporary planemakers such as Tom Lie-Nielsen, John Economaki and Karl Holtey – but what about the makers who are just starting out? Will some of these be added to the list of household names (amongst woodworkers)…

Stanley No. 24 Smooth Plane

Manufactured: 1869 to 1943 Length: 9 inches Blade Width: 2 inches Construction: Cast iron frame, beech base & knob Finish: Japanned frame, lacquered wood parts Features: Wood base Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $25 to $75 Average eBay Price: $20 to $60…

Stanley No. 3 Smooth Plane

Manufactured: 1869 to 1984 Length: 8 inches Blade Width: 1-3/4 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Features: Handy size smoother Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $50 to $100 Average eBay Price: $40 to $80 Type 1: $400 to…

Stanley No. 2 Smooth Plane

Manufactured: 1869 to 1961 Length: 7 inches Blade Width: 1-5/8 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Features: Compact one-handed use Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $250 to $500 Average eBay Price: $220 to $560 Type 1: $750 to…

MuJingFang Palm Smoothing Plane

At under $20 the MuJingFang palm smoothing plane is certainly an affordable hand tool for most woodworkers, but Michael Brereton asks “Is it any good?” Made of rosewood and measuring in at 5-1/8″ long by 1-9/16″ wide this little plane is handy for smaller trimming…

Parts Of A Wooden Plane

While the various names to describe the parts of hand planes may differ slightly from country to country they are, for the most part, standardized. For instance what is known as a “cutter” or “iron” in Britain and Europe is generally called a “blade” in…

Tyzack And Son 1908 Catalog

The scans below are from the Samuel Tyzack & Son catalog of 1908. Samuel Tyzack was in business from 1861 to 1867 at 8 Old St. before moving to 347 Old St. & 153 Shoreditch from 1872 and later 343 & 345 Old St. in…

Buck & Hickman 1935 Catalog

The Buck family name has long been synonymous with collectors and users of hand planes and other woodworking tools throughout the past 150 years or so. Spanning several generations (and continuing right up to the current day) the Buck family were a dynasty of tool…

Stanley No. 4 Smooth Plane

Manufactured: 1869 to 1984 Length: 9 inches Blade Width: 2 inches Construction: Cast iron, rosewood handle & knob Finish: Japanned Uses: General purpose bench plane Average Dealer Price: $25 to $75 Average eBay Price: $15 to $55 Type 1: $300 to $600 Type 2: $200…