Christmas in April

If I am known for anything in the realm of shop work it is that I am an enthusiastic advocate for two arcane tools; the polissoir at the finishing bench, and the toothing plane at the woodwork bench.  I find myself grabbing one of my dozen toothing planes almost every time I am preparing a board for whatever comes next, as toothing planes are magnificent for the task of making a board flat/planar (but not smooth).

I have long asserted that we are living in a Golden Age of hand tool makers, and one of them is my friend Steve Voigt.  Sometime last year I asked Steve to make me a custom toothing plane.  As a result of our correspondence about the plane, I sent him three of my favorites to use as guides for his work.

A few days ago I received two packages from him, one with my three and the other with his new one.  I’m like a kid on Christmas morning, anxiously awaiting the time soon when I can really take it for a test drive.

Stay tuned.