A. Howland 27" Jointer

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FS: If you like antique wooden bench planes, you know that they're extremely hard to find in good condition. This is one that's in better than "good" condition.

The particulars are a 27" long, approx. 3 - 1/4" wide, 3-1/2" tall beech wooden Jointer plane made by A. Howland. The Field Guide to The Makers of American Wooden Planes states that Abraham Howland was a plane maker in Moravia, NY around 1840 (this is not the same maker as A. Howland & Co., that used prison labor from Auburn prison to make planes from 1869 - 1874).

There is one rather minor ding in the back of the plane (pictured). Otherwise, this one is near perfect. Much of the original finish is intact, there are very few marks from "tool box rash", the strike button is undamaged, the mouth is quite tight, and the tote is perfect.

There are a couple of 1/4" wide, about 6" long sections on the left bottom corner of the plane's side that are natural bark edges. The plane weighs in at about 10 lbs. - this is one massive, dense piece of beech.

The chipbreaker has some rust scale on the front, and the iron has a little bit of this on the back side, both of which can be fairly easily removed if you choose to grind and hone the iron and use the plane.

Price is $225 plus shipping and insurance (if you want it). Payment by Paypal.  Note: For a SAPFM member that would like to use this plane, I will grind and hone the bevel, flatten and polish the back of the blade, slightly camber it, and polish the front of the chipbreaker at no additional charge.  While the sole is easily flat enough to use as-is, you might want to lightly flatten the sole on some sandpaper stuck to a flat surface, but I would recommend that you allow the plane to come to equilibrium with your shop's humidity before you do so.

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More Pictures:

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Final Pics (though if you're interested, I will be happy to take pics of any part of the plane):

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And - a price reduction.  $200 plus shipping, and if you're a SAPFM member, grinding, cambering, and honing the blade, plus polishing the front of the chipbreaker.

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One more price reduction - $175 plus shipping.  If there are no takers, it will go back to the collection.  Thanks for looking!