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Update - I still don't know who made the plane but you may find the following interesting. (For original listing - see a few postings below). Under the frog were two folded up bits of newspaper. One disintegrated completely but I was able to unfold the other. Enter the Internet. The paper...

I recently bought a job lot of planes which included one metal "half infill" and four wooden planes. All the wooden planes bar one were by Mathieson. The metal plane is jack size, has no makers mark on it but the blade is unusual and is stamped with the Mathieson mark. I would like to know if...

As those of you who were kind enough to comment on my previous post know, I have become very interested in making my own metal planes. I've just finished this one (below) which is a sort of short panel plane/long smoother. But what I would like to bring to your attention is the wood I used -...

Hi all, I have a small problem which I'm hoping someone will solve for me. A few months ago, I started making metal dovetailed planes. so far, three mitre planes. I've almost completed a steel and brass rebate but I've hit a slight snag. The wedge on these planes is partly kept in place by...

Sorry - can't post an image, it's too faint. I have an old saw which I'm trying to identify. It's a skewback crosscut with 10tpi, 23" long. The usual warranted Superior medallion but there is still some etching (actually a decal) on the blade which is driving me crazy because I can make out...

Recently bought this on E*** because I needed a replacement vintage saw handle for one of my backsaws. At first glance I thought this had simply had a piece of steel added as a makeshift saw but on receipt, I can see that it almost certainly has the original sawblade. So what is it ? Notes ...

Long time since I've posted on here. I've got two planes that have puzzled me for a couple of years. I'm hoping that someone will be able to give me some answers as to manufacturer and/or purpose. The first is a 23" jointer which is very similar to the Stanley series 1 jointer (except for the...

Hi all. Got a couple more mystery items that I could use a little help with. (Sorry about the length of this post!) The first is a pair of planes which look something like bog-standard smoothers except they have a skewed and slanted iron to cut a rebate on one side à la badger. Although I...

First, thanks to all who tried to solve my previous head-scratcher (Mystery Plane). I have another one which is puzzling me a little in terms of its provenance. This is a moulding plane cutting a flat OG, although I'm pretty sure this is not the original profile. At this point I need to...

Hi - my first posting on here so please be gentle ! I recently bought this moulding plane on that well-known e site. Maker is G.R.Collier, Queens Road, Southend. This puts date of MFG between 1899 and 1915. Condition is good with a well shaped wedge and no deep rust on the blade. No signs...