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Screw Arm Plough Plane by VEAL

Screw Arm Plough Plane by VEAL

A rare and unusual screw arm plough plane by Veal.The fence on this type of plough is adjusted by long screws housed in hollowed out arms which engage...

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5th Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza

5th Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza

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SPIERS Mitre Plane with Inverted Cupid's Bow Bridge

SPIERS Mitre Plane with Inverted Cupid's Bow Bridge

A rare and early dovetail mitre plane with the unusual inverted cupid's bow bridge.This form of mitre plane is not common with most mitres bearing the...

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STANLEY 101 1/2 Bull Nose Block Plane

STANLEY 101 1/2 Bull Nose Block Plane

A scarce little bull nose block plane from STANLEY USA.The STANLEY No.101 1/2 bull nose block plane never appeared in any of the STANLEY catalogues bu...

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London Made MATHIESON Smoothing Plane ?

London Made MATHIESON Smoothing Plane ?

An interesting small MATHIESON dovetailed infill smoothing plane.A 7 inch long rosewood infill smoothing plane by MATHIESON with some London maker fea...

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SMITH & CARPENTER Transitional Plane

SMITH & CARPENTER Transitional Plane

An interesting and rare American patent transitional jointer plane by F SMITH and I CARPENTER of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.Apart from an image in Roger ...

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3rd Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza

3rd Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza

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Rare PRESTON 178 Duplex Rabbet Plane

Rare PRESTON 178 Duplex Rabbet Plane

A rare No.178 duplex rebate plane by EDWARD PRESTON & SONS of Birmingham and the only example we have seen.Believed to be a late addition to the P...

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2nd Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza

2nd Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza

Advance notice of the 2nd Vintage Hand Tool Extravaganza.Following on from the first, well received, get together of hand tool 'aficionados' last Octo...

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David Winder Planemaker

David Winder Planemaker

Having met up again at the recent Hand Tool Extravaganza in Lincolnshire I though I should share a few images of planes by Burnley planemaker David Wi...

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