For Sale.
Uptated Thursday 30/10/08
No 20) A small mitre plane, all bronze, dovetailed with a Boxwood infill. 5" long X 1 1/2" wide. The bed angle 22 degrees, with a exaggerated scroll wedge.
Monday 6/10/08
No 19) At David's sale I bought 3 of my old planes back, the first one I actually swapped for something else. This plane I made in 2001. It has an all steel body, dovetailed, very fine skew mouth and lovely coloured aged boxwood infill. The bottom of the bridge has a cupid bow which runs into the same detail on the bottom of the wedge. I think this is a very nice feature. It measures 6" long x 1 5/8" wide.
The heel is cut away and the boxwood protudes 3/4" backwards, it is marked B G D C 98 Havencrest Drive.
Today I sharpened the iron and couldn't beleive how well it worked.
No 18) This pair of identical miniature mitre planes I made for a very good friend of mine 14 years ago who is now selling off his collection. They were made out of tenon saw brass with dovetailed steel soles. The infill's are either ebony or very dark rosewood, this is the only pair of miniature mitre planes I have ever made as a set, all parts are numbered 1 & 2. 31/4" long x 7/8" wide.
On both sides of the planes it is marked Carter Leicester and 98 Havencrest Drive, 1994 around both heels.
Tuesday 30/9/08
No 17) A small mitre plane, 4 1/2" long x 1 3/8" wide, bronze body, steel sole and bridge. Boxwood infill and an iron by I Sorby.
Thursday 28/8/08
No 16) A Mathieson copy of a thumb plane but wider, 5 1/4" long x 1 7/8" wide. No front infill as original, boxwood rear infill. Iron by Copley London. (3 men in a boat, Oxford wins.)
No 12) A miniature bronze mitre plane, dovetailed, 3 1/2" long X 1 1/8" wide, boxwood infill, Ward iron.
No 11) A miniature bronze and steel dovetailed mitre plane, with cupid bow dovetails on the sole, Rosewood infill, 3 1/2" long X1 1/8" wide. Ward Iron.
No 1) An exact copy of a A11 Norris mitre plane, brass and steel, dovetailed, rosewood infill.
Monday 6/10/08
A genuine Norris A11 has just sold on ebay for £5,550, it was very badly corroded, this copy, which I am selling for a friend, can be yours for £2,000.
Second Hand Planes
The rarest of all English and Scottish planes, the named miniature mitre plane.
A very rare miniature mitre plane by Buck London, in wrought steel and wrought iron, dovetailed , rosewood infill. It has it's original iron by I & H Sorby with zig zag border. The plane measures 4 1/4" long x 1 3/8" wide x 1 1/2" high, in fine condition.Bill only knows of one smaller named mitre plane.
