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Alex Mathieson & Son

Came across my first infill plane today. Been collection for the last 3 years or so in Upstate NY.

I've hoped that this grinder would one day cross my path, and over the weekend it happened. It's in amazing shape, with the original grinding stones still on it.

No #1 yet, and I'm not actively searching it out at the moment. Don't have $1500 to spend on a single plane! I don't have a #40 or #41 1/2 yet either. All of these were purchased locally at auction and/or on the Facebook group "Can I Have It Vintage Tool Auctions". I supposed if I come across a...

Smooth soles. I'm going to be using them, but probably not as frequently as my LN low angle jack. And definitely not the No. 2. They all have a correct SW blade, and I have a few extras that I've traded off. I've been able to do this by buying planes/tools at auctions/estate sales, cleaning and...

This is my bench plane collection I've acquired over the last year. At some point I decided I wanted to have a set of type 13 "sweetheart" bench planes. As of now I have a 2-8 and a 10 1/2. I'm not actively hunting down a No. 1, but am looking for a No. 10!