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Page updated: February 11, 2007

Infill planes, and other British planes

math_double_box.jpg (84065 bytes) Mathieson dovetailed rebate plane, a rare twin 1 1/4 inch cutter, and in the original shipping box...by far the best infill I've got. 
norris50g11.jpg (122451 bytes) Norris 50G, this one is sharp and gets an occasional work-out.
MathiesonSmoother12.jpg (131943 bytes) Mathieson smoother, a very fine example.
spiers11a.jpg (58469 bytes) spiers11b.jpg (49925 bytes) Gunmetal # 11 Spiers Bull nose shoulder plane.
spiers_shoulder.jpg (47357 bytes) Dovetailed Spiers shoulder plane.
infill18.jpg (56275 bytes) McLaren smoother, made in Melbourne, Australia.
mcclaren.JPG (125135 bytes) McLaren smoother, made in Melbourne, Australia.
spierssmoother31.jpg (70418 bytes) Spiers coffin shape smoother
spiers_1.jpg (71287 bytes) Spiers coffin shape smoother, later model.
c&cinfill1.jpg (126046 bytes) Dovetailed infill by Carrick and Craig, Glasgow. One of my favourites.
buckpanelplane12.jpg (122242 bytes) Another favourite, Buck panel plane.
spiers3.jpg (37846 bytes) Spiers panel plane.
mathpanel.jpg (47731 bytes) Mathieson panel plane.
spiers4.jpg (51505 bytes) Spiers coffin shape smoother
Bayfielda.jpg (184788 bytes) Bayfield, Nottingham, infill jointer.
norris2.jpg (67114 bytes) Norris # 2 dovetailed smoother.
norris5.JPG (68549 bytes) Norris # 5 dovetailed smoother.
norris54.jpg (105828 bytes) norris54_a.jpg (56767 bytes) Norris 54 cast iron panel plane.
spiers_unhandle.jpg (54682 bytes) Spiers smoothing plane
slater.jpg (72276 bytes) Slater smoothing plane.
holland.jpg (84624 bytes) Holland smoothing plane
brass_badger.jpg (66189 bytes) Brass badger plane.
badger1.jpg (143657 bytes) badger3.jpg (164491 bytes) Cast Iron Badger Plane, with a very high blade angle.
rebateinfill.JPG (213919 bytes) Dovetailed rebate plane, walnut infill.
rebateinfill2_2.jpg (33482 bytes) 1 1/4 inch wide rebate plane with Indian Rosewood infill. 
infill17inch1.jpg (264579 bytes) One more stunning infill.
infill16.jpg (64510 bytes) 21 1/2 inch cast iron infill jointer.
pop.jpg (33539 bytes) J. Popping, New York, iron shoulder plane.
chariota.JPG (96866 bytes) Chariot plane.
bull01.jpg (50323 bytes) bull02.jpg (39895 bytes) Nice little steel bull nose plane.
gmetalshouldera.jpg (32745 bytes) Gunmetal shoulder plane.
infill12.jpg (53973 bytes) Dovetailed smoothing plane, small one, about the size of a #3 Stanley.
infill13.jpg (78659 bytes) Cast iron panel plane, rosewood infill.
infill4.jpg (33341 bytes) Cast iron panel plane with rosewood infill.
infill1.jpg (33879 bytes) Brass shoulder plane with rosewood infill.
infill10.jpg (48486 bytes) Brass chariot plane with rosewood wedge.
infill11.jpg (55538 bytes) Brass chariot plane with ebony wedge.
infill2.jpg (44359 bytes) Brass smoothing plane with rosewood infill.
infill5.jpg (43048 bytes) Brass shoulder plane with rosewood wedge.
infill6.jpg (32626 bytes) Cast iron bull nose plane with rosewood wedge.
infill8.jpg (47867 bytes) Dovetailed steel shoulder plane with rosewood infill.
infill9.jpg (39181 bytes) Brass bull nose planes.
prestonfilister1a.jpg (36335 bytes) Preston screw-arm fillister.
preston_bull01.jpg (44409 bytes) Preston bull nose plane.
math9Ba.jpg (37931 bytes) Mathieson 9b plough plane.
mathbladesw.jpg (70042 bytes) Mathieson plough plane blades for the plane above.
mathfil.jpg (49433 bytes) mathfila.jpg (63118 bytes) Mathieson wedge arm fillister with lovely dovetailed boxing.