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Holtey Classic Handplanes - No.10 Mitre/Smoother Plane.

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Traditional dovetailed infill planes. This is the first plane that I have combined stainless steel with brass. The plane’s apparent austerity is deceptive; I have used a rebate providing a shoulder support for the dovetails, this is no easy feat using stainless combined with the naval brass sides. Unlike fabricated infill planes in the past I have achieved surface grinding all round maintaining a true precision and fine textured finish. The plane is 4 long with a 1 wide snecked blade and a 25 deg bed wit...

Holtey Classic Handplanes - A13 Smoother Infill Plane.

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Traditional dovetailed infill planes. The A13 Smoother Infill plane. The A13 smoother is another classic dovetailed infill plane, in the style of Norris. The A13 was originally only made by Norris but was a casting and not dovetailed. It was produced in two variants - the A13 with an adjuster and the No.13 without. Not many of these planes were made and an original Norris A13/No 13 is considered a rarity by collectors. The original A13 did have some nice contours but in my version I have enhanced them&#4...

Holtey Classic Handplanes - No.982 Smoother.

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Traditional dovetailed infill planes. The No.983 Block Plane. This is my stainless steel block plane - which has been a long time in its conception. I arrived at this design having studied and compared as many block plane designs as I could find, both old and new. You will notice (in the picture left). The circular cross section bridge has become a distinctive feature of my planes of late. It is fixed in place using integral riviting - the same technique used to join the sides to the sole which gives...

Holtey Classic Handplanes - Books page.

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Traditional dovetailed infill planes. Here is a list of books on the subject of woodworking in general and toolmaking in particular. I have found many of these books to be an invaluable reference over the years and until the time I write my own book, I can recommend them to you. If you click on the book images the link will take you to the Amazon online shop. Patented Transitional and Metallic planes in America Vols 1 and 2. David Charlsworth - Furniture Making Techniques Vol.1 and Vol.2. The Classic Han...

Holtey Classic Handplanes - No.11 Mitre (Improved Pattern) Infill Plane.

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Traditional dovetailed infill planes. The No11 Mitre (Improved Pattern) Infill Plane. This is a traditional plane. It is not made by plane makers today but is still much used by cabinet makers. This plane is a pleasure to use and a good all rounder, leaving an extremely good finish on both long and end grain. It has a 2¼ blade. Holtey Classic Handplanes 2016.