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W. L. Goodman, BRITISH PLANEMAKERS FROM 1700. 2nd edition. W. L. Goodman, BRITISH PLANEMAKERS FROM 1700. 2nd edition. Ref: 9002
Published by Arnold & Walker.

1978 edition containing all the updates since the first edition ten years ago.The check list of makers and dealers has tripled from the first edition to 880 makers and there is also a larger list plane-iron makers. The text has been rewritten and is firmly based on primary sources: poll books, parish registers, Inland Revenue records, marriage allegations and insurance policies. The uses of different planes are discussed as are the shapes (length, wedges, profile and chamfers). Mint condition..

250 x 170 mm. x + 182 pp. 26 b&w plates, mainly photogrpahic, and 64 large drawings of profiles. hb. Jacketed.

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Price: £15.00

W. L. Goodman, BRITISH PLANEMAKERS FROM 1700. 1st edition. W. L. Goodman, BRITISH PLANEMAKERS FROM 1700. 1st edition. Ref: 9001
Published by Bell.

The first (1968 edition) giving the names of all the then known planemakers from 1720 onwards. A commentry or 18th Century makers and 19th Century joiners' planes; The Planemaking Industry 1899-1960 and appendixes on plane iron makers, records of the Joiners' Company and the tool chest of Benjamin Seaton by the author.

215 x 140 mm. 136 pp. 11 b&w photographs of planes and 1 drawing. hb. No jacket..

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Price: £10.00

Josef M. Greber, HISTORY OF THE PLANE (Die Geschiste des Hobels). Josef M. Greber, HISTORY OF THE PLANE (Die Geschiste des Hobels). Ref: 9115
Published by EAIA.

A major contribution to the study of planes, originally published by a craft union in Switzerland. This history is in two volumes: the original German text with pictures plus an English translation by Seth Burchard.

200 x 130 mm. 404 pp. German edition fully illustrated. hb. 210 x 135 mm. xii + 206 pp. English translation. pb. Two vols.

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Price: £35.00

Hampton, PLANECRAFT Hampton, PLANECRAFT Ref: 7206
Published by C & J Hampton Ltd.

First published in 1934 this is the 1950 revised and enlarged edition. It was produced at the Record company and uses Record planes throughout for its examples. It gives the history of the plane and discusses every differnt type both, wooden and metal, and goes on to show every aspect of using metal planes in their various forms. Very practical in showing how to grind and set an iron through to using a circular plane. Well illustrated with practical line drawings and photographs.

220 x 135 mm. 236 pp. 278 b&w diagrams, drawings and photographs. hb.


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Price: £18.00

Alvin Sellens, THE STANLEY PLANE, A History and Descriptive Inventory. Alvin Sellens, THE STANLEY PLANE, A History and Descriptive Inventory. Ref: 7316
Published by EAIA.

This is the 2nd printing 1977 of the original publication in 1975, Chapter titles include: The Stanley Company _ Brief History and Trademarks; General Information _ Leonard Bailey, Idea Men, Bench Planes, Block Planes, Combination Planes, Cutters, Numbering, Catalog Types; Plane Facts _ Numerical Listings, Defiance Planes, Aluminium Planes, Gage Planes, Handyman Planes, Steel Planes, Four Square, Made in England Planes, Union Planes, L. Bailey Planes; Dating; References; Cross Reference Index. Mint Condition.

240 x 210 mm. 216 pp. 0278 b&w illustrations both photographs and line drawings. hb. jacket.

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Price: £55.00

Alvin Sellens, WOODWORKING PLANES. Alvin Sellens, WOODWORKING PLANES. Ref: 7208
Published by Alvin Sellens.

Privately Printed,1978.. This is the 4th. Printing. A descriptive register of the basic information on all varieties of wooden planes used in America, from jack to howell (coopers') planes generally being limited to those planes made by American planemakers on a commercial basis. A classic reference book in this field and well illustrated.

240 x 210 mm. 232 pp. 100s of b&w photographs and line drawings and engravings. hb. Jacketed

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Price: £35.00

Roger Smith, PATENTED TRANSITIONAL METALLIC PLANES IN AMERICA 1827-1927, Vol I. Roger Smith, PATENTED TRANSITIONAL METALLIC PLANES IN AMERICA 1827-1927, Vol I. Ref: 4106
2nd. edition. Historical facts on more than 50 planemakers and patent holders and their planes, Transitional being any wooden-bodied plane with metal functioning parts other than the cutter. Beginning with the first patented plane of Hazard Knowles in 1827, the book continues through the many attempts to find suitable holding and adjusting mechanisms for the iron. Thorough examination of Bailey's role in the development of the plane and the growth and importance of Stanley. Stanley's leading competitors are given full treatment.

270 x 239 mm. 340 pp. 381 photographs with 41 in colour. hb.

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Price: £90.00