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Molding Planes

Before the days of store bought moldings and Stanley combination planes, every cabinetmaker and joiner had a chest full of molding planes. For the most part these planes are almost identical, however, there are subtle but important differences. More on the differences between cabinetmaker's and joiner's molding planes. Joiner's planes are much more common to find, because far more people were employed building houses than were employed building furniture by hand. Both types of planes can still be used on today's projects. By our estimation, you haven't lived, until you have struck a molding with an original molding plane that once sung in the shop of a 19th Century master. 18th Century molding planes are quite scarce and should be left to collectors. We hope that the collection presented here will offer something for everyone.

A word on sharpening and using molding planes.

American Molding Planes

MP8053 Unmarked This is a 13/16" cove with bead, but it is not the common style where the bead is cut into the cove. This is the earlier style where the bead is below the level of the cove. There is almost an inch of boxing missing from the rear. It looks to me like it might have been cleaned with something at some point but the surface is fine, so it was not an abrasive. This is a hard to find profile and I have had this plane for years. Good $129
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MP80512 Kennedy & White, N. York This plane cuts a 1 inch wide astragal with quirked ogee. The blade will need a bit of touch up to use because of shrinkage and because somebody started to sharpen it and did not do the best job. The body is very crisp and clean. The wedge has a bit of chipping on the upper inside edge. A very nice plane by a scarce maker with a great profile. G+ $145
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MP80437 H. Hills, Springfield, MS This is a superb, super crisp, twin-ironed gothic bead plane. This plane may be unused. Needs only a light cleaning with wax and rag. You just don't find them any better than this. The best gothic bead I have ever seen. This plane cuts one gothic bead, and half of the next one. The profile is 3/4" wide. For the connoisseur. G++ $299
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MP80410 I. Sleeper This is a nice as found 1/2" cove. This plane is from my own collection and I did wax it years ago. That is it. There are three small holes in the sole where a removable fillet had been installed to reduce the width of the cut. John Sleeper fought in the American Revolution. This is a tangible piece of our history, for a ridiculously low price. It is also a very nice 18th Century plane. G+ $199
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MP80314 Gardiner & Murdoch, Green St. Boston This is a very complex molder that cuts a profile which I have only seen a few times before. It looks like an common astragal with Grecian, except that there is an extra cove molding after the Grecian. The profile is 1 3/8" wide. The mouth has been slightly opened to reduce clogging, probably by the original owner. Nice lightly cleaned condition. G+ $229
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MP80274 Benton, Evans, & Co., Rochester This is a very nice plane with a super complex profile. It is a handled, twin-ironed molder, and the profile is so complex, and unique, that I will not try to describe it. Just see the picture. There are a few issues, but nothing that would dissaude me on a plane this rare. There is some chipping to the boxing, the mouth has been opened up a bit on the left side, and the tote spur is chipped. The plane has nice untouched color. This is one of the best American molding planes that I have seen. Good $599
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MP80252 Unmarked This superb plane cuts a 7/8" wide astragal with bolection. It is a shallower version of this very complex profile than one normally sees. The plane is as found and is crisp and wonderful. I have had this plane in my personal collection for nearly 20 years and I just think it is a great piece. G++ $229
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MP80116 John Bell, Phila. This is a 1 1/2" wide handled ogee with bead. Nice untouched original condition. Branded three times by the owner in the Philadelphia style, "L. Sperry". A nice plane with no problems. G+ $195
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MP8019 H. Chapin, Union Factory This is a super complex custom profile molder. It cuts a 1 5/8" wide, reverse ogee with bevel, Grecian ogee with bevel. I have never seen anything like it. The wedge was professionally replaced. Unless you know what to look for, you won't notice. It is a great job. The plane is lightly cleaned by a collector. I would have have cleaned it slightly less, but it is fine. If you set out today to collect nothing but American molding planes this complex, you will have a very small collection in 10 years. They just aren't around. G+ $345
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MP71031 P.B. Rider, Bangor, 1843 This is a rare matched pair of sash and sash coping planes. They are also very rare in that they are dated by the original maker, who was one of the few makers that dated his work. So we know that they dated to 1843. They are as found and dark but will clean nicely with some clear wax and a soft rag. The sash is a rustic style sash 9/16" size. The coping plane is the classic New England double body style. A rare find for the connoisseur. G+ $295
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70851 Benton, Evans & Co., Rochester This plane was made by a partnership that lasted 1834-1838. The book rates in 2 stars, which shows you what a joke the star system is. This is a very scarce mark. The plane is fantastic, a deep 1 1/4" wide bolection. I have had this plane for about 20 years and in that time I don't recall seeing another one by this maker, or a better bit American bolection. It is as found with nice color and surface. There is one mark on the side where a screw head seems to have been pressed into the side, almost like a brand. There is light tearout in spots on the shoulder and on the sole, that would appear to be original to its manufacture and do not detract. A superb example. G++ $229
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MP70726 Gardiner & Murdoch, Green Street Boston This is a super scarce Boston made double bead in 3/16" size. The size is marked 1/8 1/16 on the back. I thought that was neat. It is fully boxed with keyed boxing. As found and needs a very light cleaning with wax and soft cloth. This is a plane that I think of as a "home run" find. G++ $139
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MP70625 I. Martin This is a scarce 2 7/8" wide cabinetmaker's cornice plane. The mark is very faint but I am pretty sure that it is I Martin, an early New England maker of which little seems to be known. This plane looks like it is circa 1800. It is very dry and is one plane where I would approve of applying a coat of linseed oil. There is a check right down the center of the plane, but other than that, I think this plane will look great when it is cleaned up. These small cornice planes that are appropriate for cabinetmaking are really scarce. Good $485
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MP70538 D. Hill This is a set of 6 molding planes all from the same source, and all marked with what appears to be an owner's mark of D. Hill. They are all in the style associated with Jo. Fuller, stop fluted chamfers and relieved wedge. (One of the does not have the stop flutes) They vary slightly between them in length, but they are all around 10 inches long. I have owned these for at least 10 years. I traded a good Luger to get them. They have been written up in Plane Talk. Five of them are birch and one of them I believe is maple. There is one fenced rabbet and 3 rounds, and 2 hollows. One wedge is replaced. A rare set of New England planes. G to G+ $795
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MP70431 J. Andruss This is a nice, as found, astragal with bead. It is marked 1/2" but measures more like 9/16". This plane has a great as found surface. The chamfers are quite a bit more pronounced than normal, which is very attractive. There is a light check in the front and a couple of small chips at the mouth where somebody carelessly cleared some clogging. Still quite acceptable for a collector or a discerning user. G+ $89
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MP70425 Craftsman Made This is a most unusual pair of early American molders that were made to fit on the arms of a Yankee plow plane. They are for doing architectural fluting. They are 10 1/2" long. They certainly look 18th Century but it is always hard to say for sure with craftsman made tools. They are beech with ash thumbscrews. They are as found with a nice old surface. G+ $79
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MP70160 H. L. James, Williamsburgh, Mass This is an unusal fully boxed fenced quarter round plane, More than likely, this is one half of a fenced rule joint pair. Fenced table planes are scarce and I have never seen a fully boxed pair of table planes. Marked 1/2", which is a common size for table planes. This plane is as found and needs to be waxed. It will clean to at least G+ $49
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MP70138 J. Edwin Child This is a pair of wide complex molding planes from the same tool chest. Both are in as found condition and need nothing but a gentle waxing. The mark is the B1 mark in the Elliott book. Both of these planes have slightly relieved wedges in a style that I have seen on Peckham planes but I don't recall seing befor with Child and is not in the book. They are both untouched and dead right. One plane cuts a 1 3/4" wide quirked ogee and the other cuts a 1 1/2" wide reverse ogee with fillet. A superb pair of American molders by a scarce maker. Once waxed these should rate better than G+ $289
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MP6123 Unmarked To be honest, I am not sure if this plane is English or American, but it has a stunning tiger beech body that makes me think American. I have never seen this kind of figured beech used on an English plane. The plane is great. It cuts a very shallow, 3/8" wide, horizontal ogee. I guess that it would be used to put a little molding on the edge of back panels in china cabinets to draw the eye way from the joints. Really a great rare plane. The fence is removeable. G++ $89
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MP610111 Casey & Co. Auburn, NY This is a big wide complex molder, cutting a 1 7/8" wide bead with ogee. The plane is so heavy it feels more like Lignum. That old growth NY state beech was dense wood. The plane has been properly waxed by a responsible collector. The wedge has the typical lengthwise crack that should be glued. There are three old fence holes in the side and some small tack holes where a shim was tacked on to the depth stop at one time. One of these has caused a small split to the front of the plane which should be glued tight again. Overall this is quite a nice plane and priced cheap for such a large American complex molder. G+ $69
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MP60938 J. T. Jones, Phila This is a matched pair of table planes (rule joint) in 1/2" size. They are quite dark, which is why museums now regret ever using linseed oil. These planes were well oiled and now it is darkening. They are used but not abused and will make great users or with this rare mark, should thrill a collector as well. They have a nice honest look about them. Good $199
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MP60831 N. Camper, Maker, Balto This is a wonderful razee style Baltimore handled molder with a super complex profile. There are four holes were an old applied fence was removed and two holes in the top where a pull handle was removed. The wedge is just something that someone stuck in the hole. Having said all that, this is a great plane. Make a new wedge, put some fill in those holes, and this is a top shelf plane. Good $199
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MP60724 L. R. Carter, J. Donaldson, Cinc. This is a beautiful as found 1" bead by a rare Ohio partnership, that only worked from 1832-1834. This is the first plane with this mark that I have ever found. The plane has a pleasant dark patina. There is one large chip in the inside front edge of the fence side of the sole. It is an old chip and I would not worry about it. This is a great looking plane. G+ $95
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MP60626 D. M. Shepard, Albany This is one of my favorite profiles, an astragal with cove and taurus. The plane is marked 5/8", but uncharacteristically, this is measuring the depth of cut. The width of cut is 7/8". The plane is crisp and as found, except that there is a very small area of water damage on the lower front edge. There is also a little over 3 inches of boxing missing from the rear. Without these two issues, I would rate this a $300 plane, with them I still think that it is a steal. G+ $149
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MP60422 J. Palmer This is a interesting plane in many ways. The profile, which is 1 1/2" wide, is a cross between a Grecian ogee with bevel and a Grecian ogee with square. The iron is marked "Moss & Gamble", an extremely rare mark that I have never encountered before. The plane is marked J. Palmer. The mark could be an owner's but it is positioned like a maker's mark and looks like some Pennsylvania marks. The plane is reminiscent of Carpenter's style, and I think that he well may be a maker. The plane is too well made to be craftsman made, and too quirky to be just an unmarked plane that was stamped by an owner. The condition is crisp. The surface looks like it was cleaned with mineral spirits, which is not something you should do, and it needs some linseed oil to restore the dry surface a bit. A Pennsylvania collector should buy this plane. G+ $65
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MP6049 T. Tileston, Boston, Front Street This is an astragal with Grecian with cuts a very steep 7/8" wide molding. This plane is as found and dirty. There is a screw in the side, presumably put in to hold the boxing. The blade shows more use than most molding planes but it still has plenty left and this will make a great user or collector's piece. Good $69
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MP50960 Randall & Cook, Albany This plane cuts a 1 1/4" Grecian ogee with bevel. The plane has been waxed with steel wool so that it is satin smooth. This is not something you should do but the patina is fine and it is a really pretty plane. The boxing is a bit loose and would need to be glued down solidly before you could use it but otherwise it is ready to go. A nice plane. G+ $69
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MP50223 J. Gibson, Albany This is a rare plane that looks like a sash plane but in fact cuts an ogee on each side. Probably used for doors. It is clean and crisp, and never touched. The right blade was missing when we found it and we have put a blade in that fits properly but needs to be ground to shape. We will leave that for the new owner. A very unusual form. G+ $95
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30939 R & L Carter, Troy This is a complex molder that cuts a profile that is unique in our experience. It might be related to handrailing but that is just a guess. The profile is 1 1/2" wide. The plane is as good as it gets, clean and crisp. It does have very light check in the front and rear. ex. Lee Richmond collection. Fine- $229
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30924 Unmarked This is a most unusual plane. It is definitely professionally made but it is not marked because there is a defect in the wood right where it would have been stamped. It may be Baltimore made as these guys often used stock with defects. This plane was probably originally associated with handrailing but I have never seen this profile before. The profile is 2" wide. The condition is really clean and crisp except for some very minor deformation of the lower edge of the wedge finial on one side only. G+ $119
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30520 J. Colton, 379 Market St. Phila This is a rare twin iron American complex molder. Scottish twin-iron complex molders are common, English ones are scarce, and American ones are rare. This plane cuts a 1" Grecian ogee with bevel. One wedge is battered and needs replacing and the small bevel iron is a replacement that I put in but did not grind to shape. Still in quite nice shape and if you do a nice job on the wedge the palne will be better than just Good $149
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21150 P. Probasco This is a scarce American maker. The plane cuts a 1" wide bead with ogee. The blade is a replacment that has been nicely ground to fit the profile but it is too thick so the wedge is sitting too high and the blade taper is off. You could correct this with a grinder and patience. The plane would otherwise have been much more. Good $49
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20938 W. Raymond This is a nice clean as found 18th Century New England plane. The profile is a very nice bead with Taurus. The cut is about 1 1/16" wide. Lignum boxing. Very pronounced features, a handsome and desireable plane. G+ $159
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1032 T.J.McMaster This is a 1/2" grecian ovolo in figured applewood. A truly stunning looking plane. Very heavy and dense. Marked on the back with a quill pen, grecian ovolo, 1.00. What a deal!!! A rare and desireable collector's piece. G++ $265
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1024 Bensen & Crannell, Albany This is a superb example of a custom profile American molding plane. The plane is in superb condition and was probably unused. Has a start button in the rear that has shrunk a bit in the hole. The profile is an unusual one and we are not sure what it was for. Possible stair rail work. Fine - $345
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00138 Early Unmarked This 10" long complex molder is a classic Early American molder. Unusual shape to the shoulder. Clean and as found, this is a very impressive plane. Cuts an astragal with Grecian. Could go to work tomorrow, but would be a proud addition to most collections. G++ $135
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981210 W. Raymond This plane cuts a steep 1" astragal with ovolo. Lignum boxes with 2 strips. Super wide flat chamfers. Really has a great early look about it. Raymond served in the Revolutionary war. 9 5/8" long. Uncleaned, as found condition. G+ $295
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MP60142 T. Tileston, Boston An unusual fully boxed 7 1/2" long coachmaker's plane. The plane cuts a shallow 5/16" bead offset 1/4" from the integral fence. Cleaned but still rates G++ $199
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British Molding Planes

MP80511 Richardson & Son, Whitechappel Rd This is a particularly nice 5/8" cabinet ogee in very clean condition. It has been waxed but that is all. Another plane in extra nice condition from my own collection. G++ $65
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MP80514 Tucker, London This is a very clean pair of sash ovolos in a small size for furniture work. These are almost always too large for furniture. This pair is marked 4/8, but they are 3/8" size. The mouth on the number 2 is slightly opened. A great pair for a collector or a user and very hard to find in this size. G+ $95
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MP80462 Melville This is a very rare cabinetmaker's cock bead plane that cuts two different sizes of cock beading. This plane can cut either 1/8" or 3/16" cock beading. It is fully boxed. Like most Scottish cock bead planes, it is shorter than 9 1/2", and measures only 7 1/2". This plane is in nice condition but the surface seems like it has a coat of something like tung oil. This plane was in my personal collection but I have not done anything to it. I would recommend waxing it. James Cam marked iron. For the advanced collector or connoisseur user. G+ $195
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MP80466 Moon, 4 Little Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields This plane cuts a rare complex profile, a fillet, ovolo, fillet, 3/4" wide. The plane has been waxed and the edge of the blade looks bright like it was stropped on a felt wheel. That is not a good policy because it tends to round the cutting edge, but it is not a big deal. The edge of the fence has been bevelled, clearly for better clearance. That exposed an worm hole running along the surface. The picture of the sole shows this. This is a wondeful plane. G++ $129
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MP80467 Unmarked This is a cabinetmaker's molding plane which cuts a tiny square ovolo, only 3/16" across. The plane has a York pitch iron and is only 9 1/8" long. The features are late 18th Century, with very nice terminations to the chamfering. The bad news is that the wedge finial is sheared off and gone. The plane is as found and needs a careful waxing. G+ $59
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MP80468 Stothert, Bath This plane cuts a cabinet size ovolo with cove sash, 7/16" wide, althouth the plane is mismarked 9/16". The plane has been nicely waxed and is ready for a collector or a user. It is crisp except for a couple of dings and chips on the front and rear of the plane. A very nice plane and a very useful but hard to find profile in this small size. G+ $59Sold
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MP80443 I Sym This is a true cabinetmaker's plane. The blade is set at steeper than York pitch and it cuts a 1/4" cove with ovolo. This is a very scarce profile that is frequently seen on 18th Century British furniture. The bad news is that the wedge is a crude replacement and the blade tang is broken off about 2 inches too short. This is an 18th Century plane, and the body is in fantastic condition. Well worth restoring the wedge. Another piece from my collection. G+ $65
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MP80421 Currie, Glasgow I love custom profile molding planes. In over 20 years of collecting I have never seen this profile before. In fact, it has taken me 15 years to bring myself to sell it, but the time has finally come. It is as clean as they come, untouched and pristine. The profile is 1 3/16" wide but I will not attempt to describe it. Just look at the photo. A superb one of a kind plane. Fine $119
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MP80438 D. Malloch, Perth This is a crisp as found side round of the rare style where it cuts as a side hollow on one side and side round on the other. Superb condition and a very useful plane. Fine $59Sold
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MP80439 H. Brown This is a York pitch 1/8" cabinetmaker's cock bead plane. Fully boxed. The whole plane is quite dark from having been oiled with linseed oil, which turns very dark over the years. The wedge fits OK, and looks old, but I don't think that it is original to this plane. It just does not fit perfectly. It will be fine to use and this is a very scarce plane. Good $85
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MP8046 Wm. Moss This is a very dirty, as found in the workshop, 1/2" bead with follow. It has the original removable fence with it. These are very hard to find with the removeale fence. The fence is missing one of the three screws and there are two chips in the boxing, one at the front, and one at the rear. This plane should clean up to at least G+ $59Sold
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MP80341 W. Greenslade, Bristol This plane cuts a V groove, but it may be that it is a rebate plane that was modified for this purpose. Either way, it is a good useful plane. G+ $38
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MP80312 Holbrook This is a cabinetmaker's 1/2" reverse ogee. This is not at all a common plane. They are not easy to use because they fence on the side of the profile and the blade must be set and ground just right to work properly. I have used a similar plane for waist moldings on two piece case furniture. This side of this plane has been planed to give better clearance, and it has no patina on one side. It also exposed some old woodworm. This is still an important user plane for the cabinetmaker. G+ $69
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MP80313 A. Mathieson & Son, Glasgow & Edinburgh This is a crisp as found twin iron molding plane of a type that I have never seen before. It cuts a 15/16" astragal, but has a second blade that looks to have been a nicker, behind the cutter. I don't understand the point of a nicker behind the cutter, and that might explain why it is missing. The rear wedge and blade are gone. It is useable as it is. It is uncleaned but very crisp. The front cutter is very near the front of the plane. This is a very unusual plane by any measure and could easily be restored or used as is. G++ $99
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MP80237 Edward Preston & Sons This is a matched pair of side rounds. As side rounds go, these are at what would be called a narrower pair. They are very clean and crisp, and as found. They are not perfectly straight, but they are not off by much. They might, and I stress might, need some very minor tuning of the soles to function optimally. For a pair in this nice a shape, they are a real bargain because of that. G+ $85
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MP80253 Unmarked This plane cuts a really monumental 2" wide bead with quirked ogee. It is a twin-iron plane. As found and needs nothing. After over a Century of waiting, the irons are still sharp enough to use! All that this plane lacks is a maker's mark. G+ $169
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MP80228 W. Marshall, 72 Oxford St. Manchester This plane cuts a super complex pofile, a cove, ogee, and fillet, all in a width of 5/8". Interestingly, this plane cuts a square profile, that is it is the same height as width. Molders this complex don't show up too often anymore. Highly recommended. G+ $99
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MP80229 W. Greenslade, Bristol This is a 5/8" wide astragal with Grecian. From a collection and properly waxed. G+ $59
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MP80235 Moseley, Goswell St This plane is by James Moseley, of whom little is said in Goodman's book other than that they are uncommon. I have never had one before. This plane is as found, and very crisp. It needs only a light cleaning with wax. It is also a very complex and wide molder, cutting a 1 7/8" wide astragal with Grecian ogee with bevel. A very nice plane that I highly recommend. G+ $149
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MP80126 Currie, Glasgow This is a twin-ironed plane that cuts a 5/8" ogee with thumbnail molding. It is typically found on fancy door moldings, although a friend of mine who lives locally here in Waterford, Virginia, has this molding used throughout his period house. These planes were often sold like sash planes, in 1 & 2 pairs, and this plane is numbered 1 from when it was in a pair. (see our FAQS for further explantion of sash pairs) This plane has been waxed by a collector. G+ $65
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MP80127 Gleave, Oldham St. Manchester I could not resist this plane because of the great profile, a 2" bead with quirked ogee and fillet, but the plane has issues. It is a twin-ironed plane and one wedge has been fitted from another plane, and the larger of the two irons fits but needs to be ground to match the profile. It is a round iron. The body itself is pretty nice and with a bit of work matching the wedges and grinding the iron, you will have a great twin-ironed molding plane at a real bargain price. Good $65
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MP71221 Routledge, Birmingham This is a matched pair of side rounds. These are the narrowest side rounds that I recall seeing. The are about 7/16" wide at the base. One of them needs to have the blade reground more carefully, but they look to be untouched with a very nice patina. There is some light chipping on the lower edge of one of them or they would have rated high, but they are still a very nice pair. G+ $99
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MP71229 Mathieson, Glasgow & Edinburgh This is a matched pair of 3/4" sash ovolo planes. The blades are both marked Mathieson as well, which is a nice extra touch. As found and needing only a light waxing. A nice pair for a user or collector. G+ $69
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MP7092 Birch, 75 Weedington Rd. Kentish Town This plane cuts a 3/4" wide ovolo with cove sash molding. This is a handy decorative molding for lots of applications. This plane is in nice as found condition and needs only a light cleaning. I saw the exact profile offered by one of our competitors recently in his emailed list for $85. Ours is priced more sensibly. G+ $59
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MP70850 T. Turner, Queen St. Sheffield This is a matched pair of side round planes. Side rounds do not vary all that much in size. These are about the widest examples that I have seen. The iron and the planes are the same width, which is about 13/16". These are crisp, nice planes, that are sharp and ready to use. There is some old ink staining, primarily on the left plane but a small spot on the right hand plane as well. A very nice honest pair. G+ $99Sold
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MP70842 Smith This is a most unusual molding plane of unknown use. It is only 7" long with a very steep iron. It seems to cut a tiny center bead, about 1/16" wide. It is fully boxed. The iron is replaced with an iron that fits but needs to be ground to profile. That is why I am not sure of the function, since not seeing how the original iron was ground forces us to speculate that it just cut the tiny center bead. Otherwise in very nice condition. G+ $49
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MP70819 Mutter, Moseley This quirked ogee plane cuts a 1 1/4' ogee without the removable fillet, or with the fillet 1 inch. The fillet is missing, but that is an easy thing to replace. The plane has not been cleaned and has a nice light patina. There are 4 old applied fence holes in the side. A nicer early molder. Good $65
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MP7089 Wilcox, Manchester This massive molding plane cuts a 1 3/4" wide bead with quirked ogee. A very elegant architectural molding that would take a strong user to push. G+ $95
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MP7068 Unmarked This is a 1/8" bead plane with an exceptionally steep iron. It is much steeper than York pitch. It is nearing being a scraper. Quite exceptional really. It is fully boxed. The plane has seen a lot of use but will still be a good user. The wedge fits pretty well and is a proper old wedge, but it is from another plane. It might need the angle to be adjusted slightly by planing on the front edge of the wedge. It has been with it some time though judging from the patina and I did not notice when I bought it that it was really not original. There is some semi-fresh rat chew on the upper front edge. Still a rare and desirable user. Good $39
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MP70531 Cabinetmaker Made This is a pair of delicate complex molders that would have been made by a cabinetmaker for his own use. The wood is a very pretty hard light wood, but I am not sure what wood it is. It could be pear. The wedges are rosewood. Both planes are stamped N. F. Hughes. Plane one is 9 inches long and cuts a 5/8" wide cluster of three beads. Plane two is 8 inches long and cuts a wonderful little lamb's tongue, only 5/16" wide. Both of these are great little planes is great condition. G++ $85
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MP70516 Overstruck This is a nice clean quirked ogee. It is the type with the removeable fillet, which is removed. Cuts a 7/8" ogee without the fillet, or 5/8" if you replace the fillet. The maker's mark has been purposely obliterated. This is an early 19th Century plane. A nice user. G+ $45
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MP70423 Unmarked This is a 3/4" lambstongue compassed sash plane. It is 7 1/4" long. The patina on this plane is nicer than most. This would be a 200 dollar plane if it was maker marked. A very nice plane. G+ $89
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MP70424 Arthington, Manchester This plane cuts a 1 3/8" bead with Grecian. It is as found and needs a light cleaning but it should make a nice user. Good $59
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MP703108 Summers Varvill, Ebor Works, York This is an English stick and rebate style sash plane, which is in itself scarce. The rebate side is formed to cut more of a dado than a rebate. I don't fully understand it. The plane is in wonderful as found condition and appears to have had a finish when new, which was a rare premium cost feature, as most planes were sold as bare wood. The owner's mark is also unusual in that it also gives a place, Uttoxeter. I met a nice woman from there once. G++ $79
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MP70355 Tucker, London This is a dirty as found comples molding plane that cuts a 1 3/8" wide astragal with Grecian. It will clean up nicely and make a great user or collector's plane. Sighting down the sole it is not perfectly straight, but I think that if it is useable as it, would take only a slight amount of work to make it useable. However, I have made it cheap to reflect this. Good $39
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MP70359 Sims, London This is a matched pair of 9/16 ovolo sash planes. They are waxed and are ready to go. G+ $59
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MP70244 Buck, 247 Tottenham Ct Rd This is a 7/8" Grecian Ogee with bevel. It is unusual in that it has very little spring. Nice as found condition. G+ $55
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MP70230 Gabriel This is a set of 3 Gabriel planes, all from the same owner, W. Dunt. Two of them are the same profile, a 7/8" and a 1" astragal with Grecian, the smaller of which is missing about 1 1/2" of boxing which looks to have recently fallen out. The other plane is a 1" quirked ogee. This plane is the style with a removeable fillet against the fence. This is missing but easily replaced. The original owner has rounded the rear shoulder on each plane to make them more comfortable to use. All three planes have been nicely waxed and are very nice condition, having been sympathetically treated all their lives. The Priced at less than $60 each, this is a steal. Normally a set is worth more than its parts, but I priced these at a discount over the parts to make it more affordable. G++ $179
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MP70212 Arthington, Manchester This is an interesting stick and rebate style sash plane that cuts a fancy ovolo with cove sash. English stick are rebate sash planes are pretty scarce. I don't recall seeing one before that cuts this profile. The plane has been polished with wax a bit but is quite nice. G+ $89
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MP70139 J. Dawson, Montreal This is a scarce fenced ogee plane that cuts a profile that is 1" wide from the fence and 3/4" deep (what would normally be the width of the cut on a conventional ogee). The plane is very light and clean. It looks very little used but it has a wear strip fitted to the fence that I can not explain on such a crisp plane. It could be original but I doubt it. This will be a great user either way and I priced it cheap because of this ambiguity. G+ $49
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MP61238 Summers Varvill This is an as found 1" Grecian Ogee, which is marked on the back "Grecian Ogi" . The patina is a bit dark but should be better with waxing. A great user at a super cheap price for a complex molder. Good $48
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MP61216 Kimberly & Sons This is a very unusual molder that cuts an ogee, then a fillet and then an identical but reversed ogee, to make a symmetric profile. It could be a modified 3/4" skewed rebate plane, but if it is, it is so well done that it is hard to believe. The maker's mark bounced when it was struck so it has that double vision look. A super neat plane. G+ $55
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MP611135 J. Budd, Westminster This plane cuts a very unusual and complex profile, an astragal followed by an ovolo. I have seen this profile only a couple of times. The width of the cut is 3/4". I think that these rare profiles are the best investment, since they really are quite rare and the prices today don't adequately reflect that. This plane has been cleaned and waxed, probably with steel wool. It is ever so slightly smoother than it should be. Only a real purist would notice. G+ $89
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MP61175 Unmarked This is a rare super complex custom profile molder. It is maker made but not signed. The owner's name is a bit memorable, W. Sheepshanks. I recall that name from a Thomas Hardy novel, I think The Mayor of Casterbridge. I won't even attempt to describe the profile, except to say that it is 1" wide. The plane has an old oiled finish and is quite crisp. It really has too much dried linseed oil on the surface and I would clean it off. You won't see this profile again. G+ $189
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MP61176 Hathersich This is a scarce English handled stick are rebate sash plane. It cuts a lambs tongue sash and the rebate, quite strangely, is on a slope. The profile is just over 2" wide. Clearly for some type of grand architectural sash. Wonderful untouched patina. The irons have very light pitting but would be fine to use if you so desired. The tote is quite upright and a bit unusual. G+ $169
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MP611119 Unmarked This is a 7/8" reverse ogee plane. It is probably user made but very well done. The steep iron tells me that it was probably made by a cabinetmaker. The reverse ogee profile frequently comes up in cornice work. G++ $55
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MP61166 Robert Wooding This is a 10 1/2" long Robert Wooding plane that cuts the rare drawer front thumbnail profile. To make things even better, it has a signed Robert Moore iron. Now for the bad part, the wedge is a modern replacement. A good job, but not a great one. Otherwise this plane is a home run. I am certain that this is a genuine Wooding. The fakes are very hard to tell, but I have no doubts whatesoever about this plane. A genuine Robert Wooding cabinetmaker's plane. If the wedge were original it would be worth twice as much. Good $389
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MP61141 Wm. Marples & Sons This plane cuts a very unusual canted astragal with ogee. An unusual and very complex profile. The lower edge of the wedge finial is a bit battered but otherwise no problems. Very few profiles this unusual and complex show up. G+ $145
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MP611312 W. Mc Keand, Manchester This is a matched pair of snipe bills and a similiar pair of side rebate planes in dirty as found condition. The side rebate wedge finials show a bit of chipping but they are otherwise quite good and should clean up to at least G+. The snipe bills have some dripped paint on them and there is a large chip in the boxing on both planes and one of them needs to have the boxing glued back in to use. These should make a great user pair and the price reflects that they need some minor attention. Should clean to better than Good $139
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MP161016 Griffiths, Norwich This is an as found pair of 5/8" sash ovolos. The #2 is a bit dirtier than the #1, but neither are too dirty and they will clean up to better than G+ $69
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MP60729 Varvill, York This plane cuts a 1 1/4" wide astragal with Grecian. The shape of the Grecian is more rounded than most of the planes, which make sit a bit different, and to my eye more attractive. It is from a good collection and has been properly cleaned with wax. G+ $75
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50712 Hathersich This is a Grecian ogee with bevel that is 1 1/8" wide but quite shallow. The plane has a dark even patina and is very heavy, the result of being soaked in linseed oil when it was new. Good $59
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MP60515 W. Deeley This plane cuts a 1 inch wide astragal with Grecian. The plane is crisp and clean and would rate higher but for some very minor marks on the wedge from begin tapped out. The stock has some nice grain on one side where it was near a branch. That is unusual on English planes. G+ $69
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MP60426 Summers Varvill, Ebor Works, York This plane cuts a 1 1/8" Grecian ogee with bevel. The size is marked "4". Htis was the thickness of the molding that they were expressing, which was sometimes done instead of the width. Marked on the back, "Grecian Ogee" and also with a merchan't mark from Hudderfield that I can't make out. There is a piece of boxing missing in front, that is about 1/8" long at the top but tapers as it goes into the plane body to a greater width. As a user it is irrelevant. Has the dark patina of the tools we recently bought from an old workshop. Good $45
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MP6032 Wm. Moss This is a wide molder, cutting a 1 3/4" wide Grecian with astragal. The condition is properly cleaned. Great original patina. G+ $75
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MP51230 Willmore This is a scarce curved sash plane that cuts a complex cove & ovolo sash in 3/4" size. The plane is as found with wonderful original surface. Willmore is a very scarce maker who worked in Birmingham from 1818 to 1828. York pitch. The only possible complaint is that the bottom of the fence in the front and rear has been chiseled down a bit to better match the curvature of the sole. This plane is from my collection and that never bothered me as it was done a long time ago and the patina matches. G++ $195
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MP51032 Rd. Melhuish, Tool Manufacturers, Fetter Lane E.C. This plane cuts a rare profile, a sort of elongated astragal with bolection. The width of the cut is 1" but the depth is quite shallow. It is marked on the rear with the Melhuish mark. The Melhuish mark is interesting because it implies they made this plane. They almost certainly did not. Formerly in the Richmond collection. G+ $75
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MP50834 H. C. Parkes This is a custom profile plane that I have not seen before. It has cabinet pitch iron and was clearly designed for hard wood. I can only speculate that it might have been for the edges of tables, etc. The working width of the profile is 1/2". This is another plane that I hate to part with. G+ $75
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MP50716 Cox & Luckman This plane cuts a bead with Grecian. It is marked 1 inch but it seems to be more like 7/8". A nice profile on a good honest molder. Good $59
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MP5015 Nelson's York This is an 18th Century style sash ovolo where it cuts vertically instead of horizontally. These are quite scarce. This is a 9/16" size. There was an applied fence that I removed which left some holes in the fence. I would fill them with wax. One screw broke off as well. The blade is marked Newbould. The blade is lightly rusted and would need cleaning up to use. There is also a hole drilled almost all the way through in the rear that I can not explain. This description sounds awful but this is a great early plane. Good $44
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MP41110 Griffiths of Norwich This plane cuts a 1" profile that is unique in my experience. It might be for the edge of a panel but there are issues with this explanation. Anyway, it is a neat plane and custom profiles are few and far between. From a good collection. Very nice. G+ $95
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40642 Tucker, London This is a nice clean Grecian Ogee with bevel. The cut is 1 1/8" wide and is marked 8/9, which of course is backwards. Kind of amusing really. The plane is as found and good enough for a discerning collector. G+ $65
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40623 J.A. Clarke, Liverpool This is a big, beautiful, twin-ironed joiner's complex molding plane. Cuts a 1 3/4" bead with Grecian. Nice color and form, this is a plane that a collector would covet and a user would cherish. G+ $119
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4015 John Moseley & Son This plane cuts a 1 3/8" wide Grecian with astragal. Long ago the fence width was reduced so that the fillet on the inside is much wider than usual. This could be put back but it makes for an interesting profile as is. This is a nice plane as well. Waxed and from a good collection. G+ $79
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4017 Nelson, 122 Edgware Rd This plane cuts a bold 1 3/4" wide Grecian ogee with bevel and bead, a very complex and scarce profile. There are two holes in the rear of the shoulder where a handle was once screwed on and we can understand that. As is, a plane of this width would take a strong person to push it. One of my favorite profiles. Good $95
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3117 Beck & Co. This plane cuts a 1 3/8" Grecian with astragal. A nice bold architectural molding that I have also seen incorporated into the cornice molding of country furniture. In particular I remember a walnut corner cabinet that had this molding capped by a separate square ovolo. G+ $75
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31021 G. Davis This is a wide and impressive molding plane cutting a 2" wide Grecian Ogee with bevel. A plane with a very bold presence. Waxed and ready to show or use. Nice color. Good $75
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30617 F. Slater This is a single left hand side rebate. It bears the mark of an early Birmingham maker that is not recorded but is certainly a maker and almost certainly from Birmingham. Great form, especially the wedge. Nice condition. It has been waxed. The blade is missing so it is priced super cheap for somebody who wants an example of this rare maker. Good $25
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3062 Moseley & Sons, London This plane cuts a nice deep 1 1/8" wide ogee with bevel. The plane is kind of dirty and needs waxing but it is in good shape underneath and will be a good user. Good $49
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30446 Heathcott, Sheffield This plane cuts a 2 1/8" wide grecian ogee with bevel and chamfer. This is a very wide molding and a profile that I have not seen before. Grecian ogee with bevel is common but the extra chamfer makes it a rare if not unique molding. The last 1 3/4" of boxing is replaced and while it is properly fit, it is not made from the correct wood, the grain direction does not match, the coloring job is poor. Personally I would redo it but it might not bother you. I priced it to reflect this. A great plane. Good $99
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30447 Unmarked This molding plane cuts a unique profile in our experience. The profile too hard to describe, just look at the picture. The profile is 2" wide. There are 6 tack holes in the bottom of the fence where an old extenstion was added by a user. This plane has a nice patina and is in nice as found condition. Our highest recommendation on this one, in other words, I really want to keep it! G+ $139
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30457 J. Lingard, Manchester This plane is by quite a rare maker. The plane cuts a 1 1/8" wide grecian ogee with bevel. The condition is crisp but it does have about a dozen worm holes that have been wax filled. G+ $58
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30230 I Lund, London This is an impressive 1 1/8" astragal with grecian. This is one of those planes that you feel like it has a lot to tell us if it could only talk. Good $65
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21128 Wilson, London This is a very rare mark. In Goodman's book the listing reads that only one example is known. We bought this plane from the collector who provided the mark for the book. It is a very pretty mark and it is a pity that is so rare. Your chance to own a unique plane for a very fair price. The plane is very crisp and cuts a shallow 5/8" ovolo that has an unusually shallow curvature. Marked on the rear with #2 so it was once part of a 1, 2 pair, although it does not have the deep fence of a sash plane from this period. G++ $129
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20915 Heathcott and Linley This plane is a mid-19th Century complex molder that cuts a difficult to use 1" bead with Grecian. This profile is difficult to use because it does not have a fence and requires the user to fence on the side of the profile. Like many planes designed like this, it has old rusty holes where fences have been taked on the bottom. You could cover these by adding another fence. The plane is in nice shap other than the holes where the fence was. Could use an overall waxing as well. Good $59
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20217 J. M. T. & Co. Sheffield This is a massive and unusual plane. It is radiused, but not compassed. The blade is 2 1/4" wide and appears to be a stair rail molding. The length of the plane is 8". Special purpose planes like this are very rare. This plane belongs in a first rate collection. It has great color and a great look. It has been properly waxed. G++ $345
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European Molding Planes

MP70434 Aug. Kleinau, Magdeburg This is a most unusual 1/2" ovolo plane that can cut the same profile on either side, similar to a double bead. I have never seen this style of plane before, although I must admit that I have seen very few marked German complex molders of any kind. The plane is made of hornbeam. Formerly in an important collection, it has been nicely waxed and is ready to display or use. It is marked on the rear #244 in a way that appears to be a catalogue number, along with a symbol and the sizes, 13mm & 1/2". This dual size marking implies that it may have been made for export. G+ $195
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3105 Josef Herrmann, Neustift This is a fantastic complex molder by what I think is an Austrian maker. I have seen very few German or Austrian complex molders. This plane is crisp and unused, perhaps because it is missing the blade. Ouch. The profile is square ovolo with a deep ogee and an extra cove. Super complex. The cut is 1 1/8" wide. It is very heavy and appears to be hornbeam. I great plane by any measure. It is slightly dirty but should clean up to better than G++ $99
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