I have only been collecting wooden planes for a very short time. Given herein is description of the wooden planes in my user tool collection as well as a comparison of imprints found with that given by E. & A. Pollak and catalog data where avialable. In addition I have compiled a list of resources for wooden planes available on the web, which is given here. A short history of wooden plane making in America and a partial list of American planemakers is given here. |
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Plow Planes by Planemakers which include A. Howland & Co. and S.C. Cook. |
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Smooth Planes by Planemakers which include |
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Dado Planes by Planemakers which include Ohio Tool Co. |
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Rebate & Fillester Planes
by Planemakers which include Ohio Tool Co. , Howland & Co. and Thomas L. Appleton |
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Complex Moulding Planes by Planemakers which include Ohio Tool Co, Sandusky, and Mathieson & Son , L. Kennedy, Kennedy & Co., and H. Chapin |
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Side & Center Bead Molding Planes by Planemakers which include H.Chapin ,Bodman & Hussey, J. E. Child, Ohio Tool Co. , Gladwin & Appleton, P. A. Gladwin & Co., Taber Plane Co. Owasco Tool Co. |
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Round and Hollow Planes by Planemakers which include W. Lithgow |