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As the US finishes celebrating 250 years, here are my oldest hand planes.

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Both of these made by William Madox who worked in London i believe from 1748-1775. A hollow and a snipe bill plane. Both work as good as new. I needed the snipe bill for recreating/repairing some moulding on an antique that has been in the family. Crazy how these things still work just fine when i have bought tools on Amazon that last a month before breaking.

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Yours are very old. My favourite plane is an old wooden one that cuts a beautiful profile: no idea of the age but imagine a fair bit newer. Stamped with P Kirk and Son Sheffield. It's amazing how quickly and finely a new shape is cut and all without mask, noise or dust. Love it!
 
Planeiron said:
Yours are very old. My favourite plane is an old wooden one that cuts a beautiful profile: no idea of the age but imagine a fair bit newer. Stamped with P Kirk and Son Sheffield. It's amazing how quickly and finely a new shape is cut and all without mask, noise or dust. Love it!
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Agree. I still have 2 electric routers but i can’t remember the last time i used them. The wooden planes i don’t really need eye protection or dust mask etc. and no noise is huge. I have a hapanese chamfering plane that i use a TON, probably one of my top 3 most used hand plane.
 
Planeiron said:
Yours are very old. My favourite plane is an old wooden one that cuts a beautiful profile: no idea of the age but imagine a fair bit newer. Stamped with P Kirk and Son Sheffield. It's amazing how quickly and finely a new shape is cut and all without mask, noise or dust. Love it!
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According to Goodman's Planemakers, Peter Kirk and Son were trading in Sheffield between 1841 and 1871.
 
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