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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 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°
Auction picture of Brese 812-50S

812-50S Smoothing Plane

Ron Brese c. 2009

Ex-collection of Fred West Jr.

Sole
8" x ?"
Iron
?"
Pitch
Brass Infill Rabbet Plane

Brass Infill Rabbet Plane

A.W. Gibbs 2025

Mini infill rabbet plane with dovetailed brass/steel and rosewood infill. Created as an exercise in replicating a particular antique plane. The original had a cast shell; this one is dovetailed. Other than that, and the choice of metal for the sides of this iteration, it is as dimensionally close to the original as could be achieved.