March 2010 - The Infill Planes Showcase

Engraved 1844 Wrought Iron Rabbet Plane

Early dovetailed wrought iron rabbet plane with the original owner’s name and the date expertly engraved on one of the sides in script.

Holtey 11SA high angle infill smoothing plane similar to one featured in an 1850 brochure by Scottish maker, Stewart Spiers.

User-made Scottish cast iron panel plane with pierced gunmetal “heart & shield” lever cap and mahogany infill.

Small rabbet plane by Robert Towell of London. Towell was well placed in the market when the infill plane began to gain popularity.

An early example of a mitre plane made by King & Co. Constructed from plates of wrought iron, this plane has been expertly dovetailed together.