Month: October 2008

Record No. 052 Flat Face Spoke Shave as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 With a very limited production run of only eight years, this spoke shave has a flat face and features a double Iron. The Tungsten steel cutter and cap iron are…

Record No. A63 Round Face All-Steel Spoke Shave as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 This spoke shave is used for light-duty work. It has a round face and features a double Iron. The Tungsten steel cutter and cap iron are fastened by a…

Record No. A51R Round Face All-Steel Spoke Shave as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 Referred to as annealed or unbreakable, this spoke shave has a round face and features a double Iron, in which the Tungsten steel cutter and cap iron are fastened…

Record No. A51 Flat Face All-Steel Spoke Shave as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 Referred to as annealed or unbreakable, this spoke shave has a flat face and features a double Iron, in which the Tungsten steel cutter and cap iron are fastened…

Record No. A151 Adjustable Flat Face All-Steel Spoke Shave as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 Referred to as annealed or unbreakable, this spoke shave has a flat face and features an adjuster for advancing the depth of the cutter. The adjuster, consisting of…

Record No. 735 Combined Hard & Softboard Plane as illustrated in Pocket Catalogue No. 16 in 1955 In addition to slitting and bevelling of soft insulating board, the 735 Combined Hard & Softboard Plane differed to the 730 Softboard Plane in that it could also…

Record No 045C Plough Plane The 045C Plough Plane is supplied with just one 4mm cutter, leaving the user free to select what they needed from a range of cutter sets, individual cutters and a conversion kit. Set CS 045A contains 9 cutters for rebates,…

Record No. 050C Improved Combination Plane as illustrated on the 050C Plough Plane instruction booklet Similar to the 044C, the 050C was introduced as an entirely new design that now superseded the No. 050 combination plough plane (first introduced in 1932). 18 cutters were provided…

Record No 044C Plough Plane as illustrated on the 044C Plough Plane instruction booklet Having won a British design excellence award, this plane was introduced as an entirely new design that superseded the No. 044 plough plane which was first introduced in 1934. 10 tungsten…

Record No. 400½ Scrub Plane as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 This plane is used for coarse work such as “hogging” down timber to rough dimensions. The cutter is of extra thickness and the cutting edge is rounded for heavy work. There is…

Record No. 0100 Block Plane as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 The Record No. 0100 block plane is fitted with an iron handle and has a non-adjustable cutter which is tightened in position by a knurled screw. First introduced as a loose sheet,…

Record No. 015 Block Plane as illustrated in Catalogue No. 15, February 1938 This block plane was fitted with a knuckle joint style lever cap which was made of steel and nickel plated. There was a screw adjustment on the cutter for regulating the depth…

Record No. SP4 Smooth Plane Economy version of the 04 smooth plane. This plane features end and side adjustment of the cutter, and handles and knobs are of beech (late 1990’s models were made of impact resistant resin, or plastic.) The names “Record” and “Marples”…

Record No. 730 Softboard Plane as illustrated in Pocket Catalogue No. 16 in 1955 This plane is used for slitting and bevelling of soft insulating board. It uses a razor blade type cutter which was provided in cartons of 6. Two positions for the cutter…