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/33/bill-carter-100-miniature-boxwood-planes/ http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/33/bill-carter-100-miniature-boxwood-planes/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 10:04:39 +0000 Administrator http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/?p=33 http://www.violinmaking-planes.com/33/bill-carter-100-miniature-boxwood-planes/feed/ 0 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 [...] 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 [...]