Bench Planes

Materials: Body and frog – accurately machined grey cast iron. Sides and sole fully ground. Knob and handle – bubinga hardwood, carefully shaped, sanded and sealed. Cutting iron – hand forged high carbon steel; hardened and tempered to 60-62 Rockwell C, then precision ground; 0.120” (3mm) thick. Cap iron – 2-piece, designed for rigid clamping. Frog locating pins and screws – ground stainless steel, polished. Lever cap – grey iron casting, polished. Screws and adjusting wheel – polished brass. Y lever – solid one piece casting. Adjusting lever and remaining other components – polished stainless steel.

Design: the frog and the frog seating in the body are of the Bedrock design, which means that the seating pad in the body is full face, fully machined to mate with an equivalent full face, fully machined underside of the frog. This ensures absolute stability of the frog, so providing a firm and solid surface for the cutting iron, which again rests on a fully machined upper side of the frog. When allied to the extra thick Clifton cutting iron and Clifton two piece cap iron, this design probably has the most rigid and effective clamping mechanism of any bench plane. The accuracy of this mechanism allows for the cutting iron to be advanced to give a virtually ‘zero’ mouth opening, thus allowing the finest shavings to be taken in even the most difficult timber. The Bedrock design, uniquely, allows the mouth width to be adjusted without dismantling the frog and iron assembly. To adjust the mouth width, the frog should be moved backwards or forwards as required. To do this, loosen the outside two of the three screws located at the back of the frog seating pad (underneath the adjusting wheel), then turn the central screw clockwise to close the mouth and anti-clockwise to open the mouth.

	No.3 Smoothing Plane Cutter width: 1 3/4” (44mm)	£240.90
	Spare cutter	£50.88
	No.4 Smoothing Plane Cutter width: 2” (50mm)	£233.20
	Spare cutter	£45.59
	No.4 ½ Smoothing Plane Cutter width: 2 3/8” (60mm)	£284.90
	Spare cutter	£49.06
	No.5 Jack Plane Cutter width: 2” (50mm)	£240.90
	Spare cutter	£45.59
	No.5 ½ Wide Cutter width: 2 3/8” (60mm)	£292.60
	Spare cutter	£49.06
	No.6 Try or Fore Plane Cutter width: 2 3/8” (60mm)	£301.40
	Spare cutter	£49.06
	No.7 Try or Jointer Plane Cutter width: 2 3/8” (60mm)	£287.52
	Spare cutter	£49.06

430 Clifton 2-piece cap iron

An effective way of improving the performance of standard bench planes, the 2-piece cap iron reduces iron chatter. The hinged joint and the extra thickness mean that the cutting iron is rigidly clamped to the frog and fully supported along its width, close to the mouth. The snug fit of the accurately machined edge of the lower part of the 2-piece cap iron prevents shavings being forced between the cutting iron and cap iron, so reducing chocking of the mouth. The 2-piece cap iron facilitates honing of the cutting iron, as the lower part can be easily removed without having to lose the original cap iron setting. (Stay-set).

This cap iron will also fit Stanley, Record and Footprint bench planes.

	1 3/4"	£20.21
	2”	£16.66
	2 3/8"	£17.92

Shoulder and Bull Nose Planes 

	3110 Plane An extremely versatile tool, combining the features of shoulder rebate, chisel plane and adjustable mouth bull-nose plane. As a shoulder plane, the front extension piece is fitted; as a chisel plane, all nose pieces are removed; and as a bull-nose plane, the thinner nose piece is fitted, in conjunction with one or both of the precision machined steel shims (1/32” and 1/64”) or for really fine work it can be used without either shim. The body is machined from a quality grey iron casting and precision ground on the soles and sides. The lever arm is also of grey iron. The cutting iron fits smoothly on to the machined pads in the body and can be adjusted by means of the screw. The finish is bright ground.	£197.11
	Spare cutter	£21.03
	420 Shoulder Plane ¾” (19mm) cutter width A light accurate shoulder plane. The body is machined from quality grey iron casting and precision ground on the soles and the sides. The lever arm is made of unbreakable malleable iron and fits snugly in to the body of the plane. The cutting iron fits smoothly on to the pads in the body and can be adjusted by means of a screw.	£186.30
	Spare cutter	£22.80
	410 Shoulder Rebate Plane Cutter: 11/16” (18mm) wide. High quality oil hardened tool steel, 59-61Rockwell ‘C’ hardness. Cutting edge ground to 25 degrees primary and 30 degrees secondary. Length: 5 ½” (138mm). Weight: 1 ¼ lb (0.58kg) approx. A narrow, light and accurate shoulder plane. The body is machined from quality grey iron casting and precision ground on the sole and sides. The Lever arm is made of unbreakable malleable iron and fits snugly in to the body of the plane. The cutting iron fits smoothly on to the machined pads in the body and can be finely adjusted by means of a screw. The finish is bright ground.	£173.90
	Spare cutter	£22.74
	400 Shoulder Rebate Plane Cutter: 7/16” (11mm) wide. High quality oil hardened tool steel, 59-61 Rockwell ‘C’ hardness. Cutting edge ground to 25 degrees primary and 30 degrees secondary. Length: 3 1/8” (80mm). A new delicate plane with a fine mouth, for cabinet makers and demanding woodworkers, The Clifton 400 will cut fine shavings for precision work. The body is machined from quality grey iron casting, accurately machined and precision ground on the sole and sides. The cutting iron sits smoothly on to the machined pads, and fits snugly in to the body of the plane, held by a rosewood wedge. Adjustment of the cutting iron is done in the traditional manner, by tapping the end of the cutting iron and locking the rosewood wedge in place. The finish is bright ground.	£76.73
	Spare cutter	£14.10

Spokeshaves

Made from virtually unbreakable spheroidal graphite / malleable iron; the surfaces are finished and polished to give maximum comfort in the hand; the weight and balance permits the spoke shaves to sit firmly on the wood so that only a stroking action is required to make them cut. The firm seating and fine adjustment allow the woodworker to make delicate nuances in the weight of cut.

	550 Concave Length: 10” Weight: 15 oz Curve: 2 ½” diameter May be used instead of a draw knife to chamfer square timber, but is more often used as a delicate tool by furniture makers, for example, to shape the curves on Cabriole legs, or for blending in curved surfaces made by machine, such as posts and stair rails.	£70.97
	Spare cutter	£20.92
	500 Convex Length: 10” Weight: 15 oz Curve: 2 ½” diameter Counterpart to the concave model, above. Essential for recess work.	£70.97
	Spare cutter	£20.92

Clifton 450 Multi plane

A worthy successor in all respects, to previous makes of this unique and versatile tool (Stanley no.45 and Record 045), for those who enjoy the sheer craftsmanship of working with hand tools.

The body is machined from quality grey iron castings, nickel chrome plated. The handle, knob and fence are made from rosewood. Supplied with a set of 24 cutters (13 plough and dado, 1 fillister, 5 beading, 2 tonguing, 2 ovolo and 1 slitting, supplied in a plastic wallet), made from Sheffield tool steel, accurately ground, hardened and tempered to 61-62 Rockwell ‘C’ hardness, cutting edge ground to 35 degrees.

An additional set of 16 cutters is available (2 sash, 6 fluting and 8 reeding, supplied in a plastic wallet).

	450 Multi Plane Size: 300mm x 150mm x 150mm Weight: 4.7kg	£806.93
	Additional cutters	£189.47