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Bill Carter – 100 Miniature Boxwood Planes

Bill Carter – 100 Miniature Boxwood Planes

May 13, 2009

Well, 100 miniature boxwood planes, plus a couple of dozen more for good measure. The extras aren’t just made from boxwood though as there are one or two made from other woods, such as lignum vitae. Bill Carter is a master planemaker who has been making all kinds of planes for the past 25 years [...]

Bill Carter – 100 Miniature Boxwood Planes
17th Century Instrument Maker’s Plane

17th Century Instrument Maker’s Plane

A gorgeous and early instrumentmaker’s plane from the late 17th Century. Though not as small as the tiniest violin maker’s plane this particular plane would have, in all likelyhood, seen service amongst other lutherie tools of the great masters in and around Cremona, Italy. Measuring a mere 3″ long, including the front bun, this plane [...]

18th Century Wrought Iron Chariot Plane

18th Century Wrought Iron Chariot Plane

At over 200 years old this Italian made chariot plane would’ve looked at home amongst the shavings of the great violin makers of the past. Made of wrought iron, and measuring around 5 inches long, the sole of the plane has been brazed or welded with copper to the sides to form a box. A [...]

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