Finally found a Norris
A recent tool hunt turned up an early Norris ‘5’, with lovely rosewood infills. I found a proper Norris iron too, so I’ll have to swap that and give this plane a try. For many, the work of the London...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Planes
Well. This is a tale of one plane actually, but the second image may as well be a second plane, for all you will recognise. I sold this Norris A5 a couple of weeks ago. Straight from a master...
View ArticleNorris Scraper Plane??
On eBay right now. Doesn’t seem right and I find no reference anywhere to a scraper plane having been produced. Not for me to say, but if you’re going to invent something, maybe invent something that’s...
View ArticleOne that got away.
A Norris ‘A31’ Thumb Plane that nearly graced my shelf before being sold on. Lovely little plane, in the hard-to-find adjustable configuration, with rosewood wedge and front bun. Apologies for the...
View ArticleDistinctive Norris A7
As readers of this blog will know, I do trade in collectable woodworking tools, but I don’t often get round to keeping many of them myself. I see little point in keeping tools on a shelf, when they...
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