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23/12/2003 3:52 PM

Small smoothing plane marked "Holtzapffel & Co London"

I have a very small (4-3/4" x 1-1/2") smoothing plane similar to that
shown in fig. 538, item c (top right) on page 361 of Salaman's
Dictionary of Tools, 1975.

Rear infill and wedge are rosewood, front infill looks mahogany.
Bridge is brass or gunmetal and is stamped with the Holtzapffel mark.
Body is steel, and the tapered iron is not marked and is not
laminated.

What can you tell me about Holtzapffel & Co as a planemaker, and who
might venture an opinion regarding a range of values in today's
market?


This topic has 7 replies

cb

charlie b

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

23/12/2003 5:59 PM

Klein bottle - the mobius strip version of a vessel. Haven't
thought of that one since my first calculas class.

charlie b

AM

Alan McClure

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

26/12/2003 3:55 PM



Andy Dingley wrote:

> On 23 Dec 2003 15:52:28 -0800, [email protected] (Fred) wrote:
>
> >What can you tell me about Holtzapffel & Co as a planemaker,
>
> Not a great deal - they're generally thought of as a maker of turning
> equipment for gentleman hobbyists (search for "ornamental turning" or
> "rose engine"), rather than a planemaker. But there's a good collector
> interest in anything with their name on it.
>
> --
> Klein bottle for rent. Apply within.

And you last read "The Number of the Beast" when?

ARM

JW

Jim Wilson

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

24/12/2003 3:22 PM

> with no way in......

or out....

Jim

JW

Jim Wilson

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

24/12/2003 9:59 PM

Scott Cramer wrote...
> On 24 Dec 2003, Jim Wilson spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
> >> with no way in......
> >
> > or out....
> >
> > Jim
>
> Actually, in IS out, and vice versa.

which means there's no way in or out.

Jim

SC

Scott Cramer

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

24/12/2003 3:33 PM

On 24 Dec 2003, Jim Wilson spake unto rec.woodworking:

>> with no way in......
>
> or out....
>
> Jim

Actually, in IS out, and vice versa. It's a one-sided surface, with
zero volume.

Check this out - I particularly like the hats.

http://www.kleinbottle.com/

AD

Andy Dingley

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

24/12/2003 12:27 AM

On 23 Dec 2003 15:52:28 -0800, [email protected] (Fred) wrote:

>What can you tell me about Holtzapffel & Co as a planemaker,

Not a great deal - they're generally thought of as a maker of turning
equipment for gentleman hobbyists (search for "ornamental turning" or
"rose engine"), rather than a planemaker. But there's a good collector
interest in anything with their name on it.

--
Klein bottle for rent. Apply within.

n

in reply to [email protected] (Fred) on 23/12/2003 3:52 PM

23/12/2003 7:40 PM

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:59:55 -0800, charlie b <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Klein bottle - the mobius strip version of a vessel. Haven't
>thought of that one since my first calculas class.
>
>charlie b


with no way in......


apply within. heh.


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