A Model for the Plane Makers

[Mark Wyatt]

Most hand woodworkers are familiar with the Stanley #98 and #99 side rabbet planes like the one pictured below.
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These can be useful little tools. At a recent sale I stumbled upon a wood and steel, likely user made, equivalent:

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The steel plate is attached to a mahogany body with some screws:
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And the iron is held in with a boxwood wedge:
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I would think this is a model which could be copied by the many accomplished plane-makers on the creek. Of course, you need to make a pair :):


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[george wilson]

I had a lovely little one of those in my instrument shop. It belonged to the museum. It was double sided,and about 2" wide. Had a beechwood body and a 1/16" steel sole. It had hardly been used,if at all. The body itself was only a bit over 3/4" wide.

[Jim Koepke]

So did you buy them or just take some pictures?

My #98 & 99 see regular use.

jtk

[Mark Wyatt]

So did you buy them or just take some pictures?

My #98 & 99 see regular use.

jtk

Bought them. They are proud members of my tool kit now. I like the #98 and #99 too. But these are too neat to pass up.

[Kees Heiden]

Cute. But that loose bit of blade looks terribly floppy to me.

[Stewie Simpson]

Nice find Mark. How do you find the shape when in the hand.

Stewie;

[Mark Wyatt]

Stewie, I find them easier to grip than the Stanleys. If I were to build my own version, I would likely round over the back edge a little more and create something of a tear drop profile. I posted the pictures because I thought some of the folks here who build planes could do something similar with the basic design but add their own flair to it.

[Jack Curtis]

I've seen a fair number of such planes, and am always tempted to buy, especially when the wood is boxwood; but haven't yet, keep telling myself I should make a couple instead and pick up the 79. :)