Ron Hock was the first person to offer replacement blades for Stanley planes that improved on the original. His blades are a lot thicker than the originals, and are harder, better, and flatter. Do what I do: keep your original blades in a safe place to ...more info

These irons are hand - forged of high carbon steel. They are thicker and harder and keep a better edge than a standard blade. Used as a replacement iron in a standard metal body plane, you can be assured of the best cutting edge possible. For even better ...more info

A basic method for making a good hand plane work even better is to use a thicker blade and cap iron. These cap irons by Clifton are based on the old Record "Stay-Set" cap iron design. The back of the cap iron screws to the blade like a regular cap iron ...more info

A long time ago some luthier figured out that if you cut a series of parallel grooves perpendicular to the edge on the back of a plane iron, you can plane the long-grain woods typically used in instrument-making across the wood grain, without tear-out. The ...more info

The Stanley No. 80 is the stalwart scraper of the Stanley plane line-up and is still in production today. The Stanley 81, 12, and 112 are no longer in production but were very popular in their day and are very available on the antique and used market now. ...more info

We first came across D2 as an alloy for plane irons in Ray Iles' infill plane. Ray has really pioneered D2 as an alloy in edge tools. We found that the edge retention exceeded A2 by a welcome measure, and of course way out-performed the standard carbon steel ...more info

This spokeshave #151 replacement iron from Hock tools is available in either high carbon steel or the new cryogenically treated A2 steel. The iron is a replacement for the Stanley 151 or the Kunz 151 clone, although you might have to file the mouth of the ...more info

I am a big fan of the Stanley No. 40 Scrub plane. Since I mill wood by hand, it’s a tool that’s near and dear to my heart. While the No. 40 is not rare in the collectible sense, it is not unusual to find the plane without a proper blade. The No. ...more info

Ron Hock, the pioneer in high performance after-market irons for Stanley planes, has finally started making cap irons. His cap irons are substantially heavier (.118”) than the old-style cap irons, and come with their own cap iron screws in a normal ...more info

These traditionally made irons by Ray Iles revive a lost feature of traditional blade making: the warp created in the process of hardening the steel. When the irons are ground after hardening, it's not uncommon for a few thousandths of the warp to remain. ...more info