http://www.violinmaking-planes.com Violin makers planes and other small hand planes Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:41:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/44/3-signed-violinmaker%e2%80%99s-planes-with-ivory-wedges/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/44/3-signed-violinmaker%e2%80%99s-planes-with-ivory-wedges/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 07:56:44 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=44 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/44/3-signed-violinmaker%e2%80%99s-planes-with-ivory-wedges/feed/ 0 With ivory wedges held in place by steel pins, these nicely proportioned violin "finger" planes have been cast from bronze. Similar in design to the violin planes made by Herdim, these planes have all been marked with "TH" inside a diamond shaped border. The ivory wedges are simple affairs. Not as refined as some wedges [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/52/otner-botner-whale-shaped-finger-plane/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/52/otner-botner-whale-shaped-finger-plane/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 15:01:43 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=52 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/52/otner-botner-whale-shaped-finger-plane/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/31/hammacher-schlemmer-co-violinmakers-plane/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/31/hammacher-schlemmer-co-violinmakers-plane/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 07:01:30 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=31 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/31/hammacher-schlemmer-co-violinmakers-plane/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/45/ibex-violin-makers-planes/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/45/ibex-violin-makers-planes/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 22:44:05 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=45 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/45/ibex-violin-makers-planes/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/43/17th-century-instrument-makers-plane/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/43/17th-century-instrument-makers-plane/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 21:49:55 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=43 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/43/17th-century-instrument-makers-plane/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/38/ge-scarr-violinmakers-planes/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/38/ge-scarr-violinmakers-planes/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:27:50 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=38 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/38/ge-scarr-violinmakers-planes/feed/ 0 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" [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/35/18th-century-wrought-iron-chariot-plane/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/35/18th-century-wrought-iron-chariot-plane/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:06:10 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=35 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/35/18th-century-wrought-iron-chariot-plane/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/25/hammacher-schlemmer-co-no-1-violin-plane/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/25/hammacher-schlemmer-co-no-1-violin-plane/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:22:59 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=25 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/25/hammacher-schlemmer-co-no-1-violin-plane/feed/ 0 Here are a pair of violin making planes signed "HS & Co." which were marketed by Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. at the turn of the 20th Century. Both of these tiny little planes have a body only 1" long and an iron measuring 3/8" wide. Although they're the same model number (a No. 1 can [...] http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/24/five-fancy-engraved-violinmakers-planes/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/24/five-fancy-engraved-violinmakers-planes/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:22:37 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=24 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/24/five-fancy-engraved-violinmakers-planes/feed/ 0 The swirling lines and attractive stippled background look great on these five modern violin maker's planes. Cast in gunmetal and carefully engraved by someone who obviously knows what they're doing, these violin planes bear the name "M Weston" on the side, possibly being the name of the maker himself or the owner (though we suspect [...]