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I have been fascinated with antique handplanes, and people making modern reproductions of and new takes on them, for years. I have a modest collection of planes, and am taking early steps into making some of my own. Plow planes of all types, wooden planes, and infill planes are my favorites.

Here I collect notes from my projects, document in-progress planes, and offer drawings and measurements of some of the antique planes in my collection.

Featured Planes

Spiers Ayr No.7A panel plane on bench

No. 7 Smoothing Plane

Spiers (Ayr) c. 1890s

Dovetailed shell, rosewood infill

Parallel THOS. IBBOTSON iron. SPIERS-AYR staped upside down on the lever cap.*

Sole
9"
Iron
2 1/8"
Pitch
50°
No. 4 Molding Plane Pair

No. 4 Molding Plane Pair

A.W. Gibbs 2022

Matched pair of No. 4 hollow and round molding planes built in beech.

Spiers Ayr Early Smooth Plane

Screw-Sided Smoothing Plane

Spiers (Ayr) c. 1840

Dovetailed shell, rosewood infill

Sole
7 1/2"
Iron
2 1/4"
Pitch
45°