dkeller_nc
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FS: Knight Toolworks solid gabon ebony smoothing plane. This plane is stamped "Knight Toolworks, 01/2003, First of the New Year, 50". The body is solid ebony with what appears to be a teak sole inlay and teak wear compensator. The wedge also appears to be teak.
The iron is a 1/4" thick, tapered, laminated steel japanese signed iron. The top half of the iron is finished in a "wood grain" surface.
The overall dimensions are 9" long, 3-1/4" wide, (2" wide iron) and 2-5/16" tall. The plane is completely unused and perfect - there are no scratches on any of the surfaces, including the sole. The iron is razor sharp as Steve provided it, but has not been ground or honed since.
There are some neat features about this plane above and beyond the obvious wear compensator (the wear compensator allows you to close up the mouth as the plane wears, which means you'll never have to cut out a piece of the sole and inlay a new mouth piece). The sides of the plane have two set screws that allow positive adjustment of the side-to-side adjustment of the iron. The back of the plane has cross-ways face-grain ebony insert where one uses a hammer strike to set the depth of the iron. The signed, japanese iron was an extra-cost option when this plane was made, as was the use of ebony.
Steve no longer makes this model, and he's noted on forums that he didn't make very many of them when they were in production. The cost of this plane when new was around $600 because of the optional, signed japanese iron and wood selection.
I'm asking $400, including shipping to the CONUS. Payment by money order (preferred), check (must clear) or PayPal. If you choose Paypal, I will eat the associated fees.
The iron is a 1/4" thick, tapered, laminated steel japanese signed iron. The top half of the iron is finished in a "wood grain" surface.
The overall dimensions are 9" long, 3-1/4" wide, (2" wide iron) and 2-5/16" tall. The plane is completely unused and perfect - there are no scratches on any of the surfaces, including the sole. The iron is razor sharp as Steve provided it, but has not been ground or honed since.
There are some neat features about this plane above and beyond the obvious wear compensator (the wear compensator allows you to close up the mouth as the plane wears, which means you'll never have to cut out a piece of the sole and inlay a new mouth piece). The sides of the plane have two set screws that allow positive adjustment of the side-to-side adjustment of the iron. The back of the plane has cross-ways face-grain ebony insert where one uses a hammer strike to set the depth of the iron. The signed, japanese iron was an extra-cost option when this plane was made, as was the use of ebony.
Steve no longer makes this model, and he's noted on forums that he didn't make very many of them when they were in production. The cost of this plane when new was around $600 because of the optional, signed japanese iron and wood selection.
I'm asking $400, including shipping to the CONUS. Payment by money order (preferred), check (must clear) or PayPal. If you choose Paypal, I will eat the associated fees.
