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WP8054 A. Fish, Lowell This is a classic American moving fillester in very respectable as found condition. These tools were used hard and this is really pretty good condition for a fillester. The keyed boxing has a great tiger figure. Just a good honest but moderately used plane. G+ $99Sold
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WP80461 Taber Plane Co., New Bedford, Mass This is a crisp and little used matched pair of handled tongue & groove planes in 7/8" size. They have plated fences. This was an extra cost option of putting a thin strip of steel along the fence. The plating and the skate are very clean. This set is untouched, just how it came from a chest. They need only gentle cleaning with wax. G++ $119
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WP8048 Unmarked This is a razee lignum jack plane of the type assumed to be shipwright's. It is a New England made plane of professional manufacture, but it is not marked. That is not uncommon because Lignum was so hard that it could break the stamp. The plane has been used so much that it has lost a good half inch off of the bottom and the mouth has been throated (a wear piece fitted in). It is as found and quite dirty. On the rear is some yellow crayon that tells me that it is ex Beitler collection. It has a pretty much full Buck Brothers iron that is clearly a replacement, but I think that it is a period replacement, and is so tight in the plane from shrinkage that it will need some work to get it out. This could be made to be a useable plane, or a collector's piece. It will look great when it is waxed up. G- $49
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WP80331 Unmarked This is an early American bench plane, probably about 1790-1810. It is a 21 1/2" long Fore plane, with a classic early looking tote, slightly offset. The double iron is round topped, and probably original, although nearly worn out. The plane is as found, and quite dirty, but really pretty crisp underneath. It is very heavy wood, probably old growth beech from the native forests of the new world. Nice heavy chamfering. We see very few bench planes of this age. Good $89Sold
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WP80242 D.R. Barton, Rochester This is an unhandled solid boxwood plow plane. With boxwood, it is all about color, and this plane has homerun color. It is untouched with wonderful color. There is also some tiger figure to the fence. The nuts, which of couse also have wonderful color, have the original washers that some NY makers used, but which are almost always gone. Another noteworthy feature of this plane is that the arms are longer than normal. The arms are almost 13 inches long. The threads have scrattered chips, but no stripping and I would be happy with them. The brass on the plane is crisp and unpolished. The skate is very clean, and the screws have the original bluing, turning brown. In short, I think that this is a really great plane. G+ $399
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WP80226 E. W. Carpenter This is a particularly nice as found Carpenter plow plane. Like most Carpenter planes it has that oversized look to it. The color on this plane is fantastic and nothing has been polished. The brass trim on the skate has a lovely dark patina. Interestingly, the arms on this plane are made from ash or a similar wood. They are dead right, but that is an unusual choice of wood for plow arms. You won't find a nicer example non-patented Carpenter plow. This plane is consigned, but if it were mine I would not want to sell it. G+ $645
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WP80224 J. Colton, 379 Market St. Phila This is a ncie as found going and coming tongue and groove plane in the scarce 1/2" size. A nice user or collector's tool. I rated it low only because the one wedge is a bit battered and there are old scratches in the body from clearing a clogged throat. Good $95
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WP8023 E. W. Carpenter, Lancaster This is a very nice as found toothing plane by one of the most original American plane makers. This plane has great color and shows signs of honest use, but not abuse. The iron is an old replacement by Sandusky. It fits nicely and has clearly been used with this iron, but the original was probably by Butcher, the favored brand of Carpenter. This is a collector's grade plane, that a discerning user would appreciate owning as well. Good $149
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WP7094 S. H. Bibighaus, Philadelphia This is a solid boxwood coffin smoother. It is a full size plane, 7 1/2" long. The color is perfect. There are no splits or checks in the body. There is one good size chip in the sole that does not bother me. The wedge is made from lignum sap wood and is really decorative. The chip breaker is Butcher and is most likely original. The blade is marked "Excelsior Cutter, Auburn N.Y.". I would say that this is a period replacement iron. There is a split running from the bottom of the wedge up to the base of the finial. Also, one of the sides of the wedge has been repaired, in the vulnerable spot where they break if you drop the wedge our of the plane. This is one of the nicest boxwood smoothers that I have seen. With boxwood it is all about color, and this is the color everyone wants. Good $385Sold
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WP70427 Ohio Tool. Co This is a 1/2" going and coming tongue and groove plane. It has been varnished, but it was probably done by the original owner and was carefully done. It does not detract. There is the usual lengthwise split in one of the wedges but that is the only flaw on this handy plane. G+ $68
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WP61259 J. Colton, 247 South 2cnd St., Phila. This is a very rare child's jack plane. Measures a bit over 13". Absolutely as found and needing a gentle cleaning. The only one that I have ever seen outside of ones made by the big factories. Good $69
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WP60728 J. Colton, 379 Market St. Phila. This is a 1/2" going and coming tongue and groove plane. This size is perfect for things like drawer sides. The plane is as found and needs a light cleaning. Good $79
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WP51236 Early New England Dado This is an early birch dado plane with very eclectic, but professional looking features. Nice chamfering and an interesting relieved wedge. The width is 5/8" and the plane is really a hybrid between a rabbet and a dado. It is nickered but it has no depth stop like a dado would have. Good $49
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WP50966 Henry J. Nazro & Co, Milwaukee This is a one inch size applewood tonguing plane. I would never sell a single tonguing plane except that it is such a scarce mark that I thought it might interest someone. The plane is certainly made by McMaster. It is as found and very dirty. It will clean up nicely and applewood looks great. Good $36
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4123 R. W. Booth, Cincinatti, Oh This plane is a very nice 1" dado that unfortunately is not useable because of a check in the body. (visible in the side near the top of the blade). This plane could be made useable but it is desireable collector's piece and we would leave it as is. G+ $39
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3097 R. W. Maccubbin, Baltimore This is a 1/2" going and coming tongue and groove plane from the Avon Hall auction. As found condition. The grooving blade is a replacemnt so this plane would not be a good user. I have found that you will never find a replacement blade that fits well enough for a tongue and groove plane to work properly. One wedge has a split that need to be glued. Good $89
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British & European Wooden Planes

WP80510 I. Sorby, Sheffield This is a 7/8" dado in good useable condition. It is also marked with a merchant's mark, "E. Snowden, Tool Dealer, Grimsby." It is dark from years of oiling and smells of oil. These oiled planes never warp and it will be a great user. Good $49
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WP80463 John Green This is a rare English cabinetmaker's panel raising plane. Rare because it has the feature of a secondary bevel in the raising. I almost never see that on English panel raisers. The primary bevel is 1 1/8" wide, and then it breaks to a shallower angle for a better fit into the groove. This plane has an adjustable fence and depth stop. It has a great patina and while well used, is in wonderful condition. The blade is still sharp and useable, but it is worn down below the top of the wedge. The plane is after all late 18th Century or so. G+ $295
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WP80428 Unmarked This is a rare matched pair of Scottish door check planes. They have been in my collection for more than 15 years. They are uncleaned and could use a careful waxing. The right side plane is in perfect condition, little used with a full iron. The left side plane is more worn, and the iron is down below the top of the wedge, and the side is split from shrinkage on the blade. It is still perfectly useable and in fact I did use it once years ago. I don't recall ever seeing another pair of these rare planes. They are 4 3/8" long. G+ $265
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WP80239 Willmore This is a nice as found moving fillester. It has seen some use but still has about 70% of the blade left will make a great user. The brass trim has a nice patina that has amazingly escaped molestation by an English polishing dealer. The nicker wedge is original but it has some damage. It works fine as it is and holds the nicker well. The fence has some old damage that is probably from getting wet and drying out, but it seems fine to use. The boxing is dovetailed in an interesting way. This is really quite a nice plane, although my description makes it sound otherwise. Good $85
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WP80227 Unmarked but Dated 1874 This is a quite clean as found pair of 3/8" tongue and groove planes. Interestingly, but planes have been marked with the date 1874. G++ $59
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WP80159 Holtzapfel & Co., 64 Charing Cross This is an unusual size 12" jack plane marked by Holtzapfel. It would be nice to think that this was a gentleman's jack plane, but it is more likely just a small jack plane retailed through the prestigious Holtzapfel shop. It is used but nice, and has been properly waxed by a former collector. It has a chip breaker, which the ones made for training typically do not. There is a big chip out of the right front corner where it was run into a bench dog or something similar, and it has some scattered insect holes. A rare plane and reasonably priced as it is not a pristine example. Good $95
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WP70828 Pair of Side Rebates This is a matched pair of craftsman made side rebates. They have boxwood wedges and hornbeam bodies and are nicely made. The bad news is that the left handed plane has some heavy pitting on the skate. Still a great working or collectible pair. Good $99
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WP70811 Griffiths, Norwich This is a slide arm plow with 6 of the original 8 irons. It is missing irons #3&4. The plane is as found and quite dark from years of linseed oil. the irons are a bit mushroomed on top but not terribly so. This will be a nice working plow for a reasonable price. Good $135
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WP70619 Griffiths, Norwich This is a standard size 16" badger plane in nice useable condition. G+ $85
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WP60150 English Coachmaker's Plow This is a classic English coachmaker's plow. I have seen quite a few of these that are very similar, but never quite the same, so I can't say with confidence that these were manufactured, but they probably are, and by a maker in London. None that I have seen have ever been marked. This is a very nice example that has not been overcleaned and has a nice patina on the brass and iron parts. The blade is not right. The correct blades have raised edges reminiscent of a carving tool. And indeed, signed examples are often made by Addis. These planes were made with replaceable fences that were dovetailed to allow easy replacement, so that you could change the fence depending on the curvature you needed. This plane only has the fence that is on it now. I have seen the same type of plane bring twice as much in England. The exotic wood versions bring even more and many of these are fakes. I have seen some very clever fakes, many of them sitting in respected collections unbeknownst to the owners. G+ $995
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WP50830 Booth Brothers, Dublin This is a classic Nurse style chamfer plane, but it is quite unusual in being made in Ireland rather than by Nurse of London. It is very clean. The only negatives are that the box has been tapped up with something that dinged it and tapped down with a metal hammer than dented the sides of the box. Nothing too serious on a very nice and rare plane. G+ $119
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