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Planes Notify Me When Tools Are Added Picture Name Description Price Posted On: Circa: Boston Metallic Iron Jack Plane Maple handle and knob. Patented Sept. 24, 1872 by Cyrus H. Hardy, Boston, MA. Not For Sale March 07, 2004 Unknown Chaplin's patent 1203 Smooth Plane About 8-1/2" long, this Chaplin's patent smooth plane is model 1203. Checkered rubber handle, and patent informaiton on the left-hand side of the plane. Not For Sale February 06, 2005 Unknown Defiance Smooth Plane Defiance smmoth plane made by L. Bailey of the Bailey Tool Co. from 1872-1879. Not For Sale June 06, 2004 1872 Fox Scraper Plane Fox Scraper Plane, deocrative painted label on side. $400 March 07, 2004 Unknown 1 2 3 4 5 6     Click on a column heading to sort by that column.Displaying Page 1 of 6     Click on a picture to see a larger version of the image.

Planes are my favorite handheld woodworking tool. Planes are essential to the woodworking process (they are used to create flat surfaces on the wood), and there are so many different styles, sizes, and adjusting mechanisms that it is very easy to quickly build a plane collection. You'll find the late nineteenth century littered with the patents of failed planemakers -- all of which makes their study that much more interesting. Before the planemakers started patenting their work and making tools with cast iron and steel, they were busy making all sorts of wooden planes which are also quite interesting to collect. Because of their popularity, there are several reference books published about planes. As you scroll through the planes in this section, note how many of these makers used exotic materials. This was not a standard practice in their day; instead these examples are usually special presentation pieces or top-of-the-line tools sold to the well-heeled gentleman woodworker.