Factory Made Violinmaking Planes 
Otner Botner Whale-Shaped Finger Plane
These fanciful solid brass whale-shaped instrument maker’s finger planes show up from time to time on eBay and auction houses. Made in the early 1980′s by Otner Botner in Rhode island, they’re eagerly snapped up whenever they appear on the market. This Otner Botner plane is in excellent shape and in fine working order (although [...]
Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. Violinmaker’s Plane
Here we feature a beautiful, near mint condition violinmaker’s plane by Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. Made from nickel-plated brass, this 2-3/8″ long handled violin plane, with an 11/16″ wide iron, has hardly been used. The attractively turned ivory knob is around 1-5/16″ in diameter. Founded in 1848, Hammacher Schlemmer was, and still is, an established [...]
Ibex Violin Makers Planes
Ibex violin makers planes have been somewhat of a standard for modern luthiers. Originally designed by guitar maker Irving Sloane, these planes are cast in silicon bronze and feature either a flat or a curved bottom design for the precise shaping that is needed when making violins, lutes, guitars or other stringed instruments. The particular [...]
G.E. Scarr Violinmaker’s Planes
Belonging to collector and tool seller, Jim Bode, these G.E. Scarr violin maker’s planes are in near mint, and practically unused, condition and come complete with their original red japanning. Made from gunmetal, the largest plane is 2 1/8″ long and has a 3/4″ iron, the middle plane is 1 5/8″ long with a 9/16″ [...]