Philip Marcou - Smoothing Plane [Preowned]

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PHILIP MARCOU S2 2008 HEAVY SMOOTHING PLANE

It is not easy to find out a great deal about this plane by the highly respected planemaker Philip Marcou.

Philip made this plane 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 Philip 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.

Additional research has thrown up this old blog READ MORE

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SHIPPING NOTES - naturally Classic Hand Tools ship to most places in the world with insurance included. A recent sale (april 2025) of a Karl Holtey smoothing plane attracted shipping costs of approximately £175. The cost of shipping this Marcou plane to North America or Australasia is would be approximately £150 and is a cost to the purchaser. UK shipping is included in the sale price. European shipping is approximatley £35. In all cases we can quite exactly before shipping. Duties and any custom charges are the responsibility of the purchaser.
 

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