Tools for Sale

This plane was made by the prolific Philadelphia planemaker John Bell. It cuts a 1 1/4in wide by 3/4in deep quirk ogee bevel profile. It's a great general-purpose profile with any number of uses. The plane is especially well-made plane in excellent working condition. The boxing is perfect. The blade looks like it was never honed once it left the factory. It won't take much work to get it working again. An excellent example all around. $45

This plane was made by Denison in Winthrop, CT. It's in very good condition with light wear, no damage, and nothing that would prevent it from being usable. $22

This plane was made by Ohio for the Detroit, MI hardware retailer BB&WR Noyes. the plane cuts a 1in wide by 1/2in deep quirk flat ogee. It's in very good condition with minimal wear. The boxing is straight and the mouth is super tight. It has a long, clean blade. It's a good quality plane that is completely usable. $35

This plane was made by J&L Denison in Saybrook, CT between 1832-40. It has a skewed blade and adjustable fence that allow it to cut rabbets up to 1 1/2in wide. There is no provision for a nicker or depth stop so I won't call it a moving fillister, but the design is the same otherwise. The plane is in very goo condition with only light wear. the blade is long and clean. The working corner is still sharp. The boxing was tuned up a bit to make it flat and coplanar with the side of the plane. It's a very useful, working plane $50

This plane cuts a 3/4in wide by 5/8in deep ogee with no quirk. It has no maker's mark, but was clearly manufactured and is high quality. It has light wear from use. The working area of the blade is lapped clean and flat. The blade projects evenly across the entire profile. It just needs to be sharpened, no major blade work. It's an attractive, highly useful profile. $40

Auburn planes are all over the place in terms of quality. This is one of the better examples I've seen. It's seen barely any use. the corners and edges are sharp and crisp. The blade is perfect. There's no warp to the boxing at all.The only flaw is a small chip in the boxing at the heel of the plane, a common flaw due to an errant mallet strike. It's a perfect working example in the most desirable size out there today. $30

This plane was made by Sims of London between 1813 and 1834. It's in excellent condition and has seen little use. The boxing is perfect. The blade is clean. An outstanding worker in a medium/large size $24

This plane is in outstanding condition, barely used. The corners and edges are crisp and sharp. The boxing is perfect. The blade is clean. It was made by Richard and Charles Carter in Troy, NY in 1847-48. It's about as nice as they come. $26

This plane was made by Sandusky for Sargent. It's lightly used and has some mild wear. The blades are both excellent. It cuts a complete 180 degree round over on 1 1/8in stock. $20

This plane cuts a 1 1/2in wide by 5/8in deep ogee with no quirk. It was made by J.M. Slater in Detroit, MI. Slater made planes from 1845-1860. The plane has light wear from use. The blade has plenty of life left and is very clean. It needs only light work to get it working again. It will be a fine worker. $40

This plane cuts a more curvy than normal quirk ogee and bevel measuring 2in wide by 1 1/4in deep. It was made for M.H. Webster, a Detriot, MI hardware store which operated from 1837-1858. The plane has some wear from use but remains in very good condition overall. The blade is long and clean. If you want to put it to work it will require some work to match the blade to the sole due to the plane body shrinking with age a bit. $35

This plane was made for BB & WR Noyes, a Detroit, MI hardware dealer operating from 1850-1869. It was almost certainly made by Ohio Tool Co. It cuts a 1 1/2in wide by 3/4in deep reverse ogee with a small fillet. It has little wear and remains in excellent working condition. It has a long blade which is free of pitting. Best of all the blade matches the profile exactly so it won't take a lot of effort to get this plane tuned and working. A fine working example $45

This plane cuts an especially deep 1/2in bead. It's in excellent working order and especially well-made. It has no maker's mark I can see. The plane cuts a useful medium size 1/2in bead. It will be an excellent worker. $25

This plane was made by King and Peach in Hull between 1848-1864. It's a high-quality plane in excellent working order. The blade is clean, lapped clean and flat at the working area. It's a very common size to find, thus the low price. $20

This plane was made by Arthington, a Manchester, England planemaker working in the first half of the 19th century. It cuts a 1 1/2in wide by 3/4in deep quirk ogee and bevel, which is a versatile and attractive shape with any number of uses. It has light wear from careful use. The boxing is perfect. The blade is long and clean, free of pitting. A beautiful plane that cuts a useful profile. $40

This plane has seen a lot of use but was cared for and is still usable today. It has visible wear along the handhold from being used. the blade remains clean and sound. It has an attached accessory fence which was added either to take up wear on the original fence or to slightly alter the profile. It could be removed if desired. $28

This plane is remarkable in a couple of ways. First of all, the profile is just outrageous. It cuts a super-cury 1 1/4in wide by 7/8in deep quirk ogee and bevel profile. I haven't seen this ratio before. It's a great example of this versatile profile in a highly desirable size. Secondly, the plane is in exceptional condition, superbly made, and barely used if at all. The boxing is perfect. There are no hammer marks. The blade looks like the factory-original length. Finally, it was made by J.G. Brearly & Co., a mark that's documented in GAWP-V but rated *UR* with only one other example documented. It's absolutely usable, and a great collector's example as well. $50

This is a very desirable 1/4in bead of good quality, and still usable. The blade needs a regrind to reestablish the profile, though it's long and clean. The boxing is in good shape. It'll take a little effort, but it will be a good worker. $24