Luthier Violin Planes

Ibex Violin Makers Planes are the finest available. Designed by Irving Sloane, they are cast in silicon bronze and feature a convex bottom designed for easy shaping of curved surfaces. The large thumbscrew allows quick and secure adjustment of the chrome vanadium steel blade. 

Bottom curvature is both front to back and side to side.

8mm blade, 25mm length

10mm blade, 30mm length

12mm blade, 36mm length

18mm blade, 47mm length.

Standard and toothed replacement blades available.

Built to the same specifications as the violin planes but with a flat sole and parallel sides. Perfect for instrument making and all woodworking where a small, precision plane is needed. 60mm (2 3/8″) length with 22.5mm (7/8″) blade width. Standard blade supplied. Toothed  replacement blade (sold separately) makes planing highly figured wood easier.

A solid brass plane for precise trimming and detail work. This tool has a flat bottom and square sides. 23 mm blade.

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This brass palm plane has a concave arched sole the proper radius for shaping violin and viola fingerboards. 18mm blade, made of high carbon steel.

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Lutz brass violin planes are patterned after the traditional German tools used by generations of European luthiers. These polished cast brass tools feature convex soles (arched side to side and back to front) and a fine, high carbon steel blade held firmly in plane by a heavy thumbscrew cap.

10mm blade x 32mm length

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