Philip Marcou - Smoothing Plane [Preowned]

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MARCOU S2 2008 HEAVY SMOOTHING PLANE

It is not easy to find out a great deal about this plane by Philip Marcou which was made in 2008.

Reviews of his work are not plentiful but it is obvious that his planes were very well received when he first started making in 2006.

Philip Marcou is based in New Zealand so that may go some way to explaining why he is not such a "household" name in the UK along the likes of Bill Carter & Karl Holtey.

This bevel up heavy smoothing plane is a hefty 7.5lbs (3 kgs) utilising a Veritas plane blade ground at 30 degrees and honed to 35 degrees.

The plane has seen very little use indeed and is still in its original simple protective packaging.

It is 290mm long (11 1/4") with a sole width of 70mm (2 3/8")

The plane blade is 57mm (2 1/4") wide. A veritas leaflet is included which has been annotated by Phil Marcou regarding honing angles etc.

The sole is steel, dovetailed into the heavy brass sides.

Here is some reading for you which is a bit dated but relevant nonetheless.

(if anyone can supply more up to date information we would love to have your contribution at sales@classichandtools.com)

https://piranhatools.co.nz/blogs/woodworking/marcou-possibly-one-of-the-best-nz-crafted-hand-planes-you-can-put-your-hands-on

Read this old but informative interview with plane maker Philip Marcou (note the links do not work at the end of the article) to gain a better understanding of this plane.

SHIPPING NOTES - we do ship world wide with insurance included. The cost of the shipping to North America or Australasia is approximately £150 and is a cost to the purchaser. UK shipping is included in the sale price. European shipping is approximatley £35.

Duties etc are the responsibility of the purchaser.
 

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