Specialty Brazilian Rosewood A55 Trying Plane

This Brazilian Rosewood A55 Trying Plane was the prize possession of a keen collector of unique HNT Gordon Tools.  It was maintained in mint condition in its original box and contents.  When our customer offered to sell it back to us, we jumped at the opportunity to refresh it and send it on for further woodworking adventures! 

This piece is extremely collectable due to the rareness of Brazilian Rosewood, the heavy restrictions on the trade in this wood (it can only be sold in Australia) and the condition which is back to "factory new" after a very light refresh.  It was originally sold in September 2018 and is truly one of a kind!

The A55 Trying Plane (alternatively known as a jointer or jointing plane) has an adjustable blade set at 55 degrees - which excels on hard, cranky woods. Alternative use as a 85 degree cabinet scraper by reversing the blade. Used for smoothing long surfaces, and jointing long boards.

This A55 trying plane is 460mm long x 67mm wide x 41mm high. Weighs 1.9Kg and has a 50mm wide x 6mm thick x 101mm long High Speed Steel (HSS) blade hardened to Rc 62. The HSS is ideal if you plan to reverse the plane to bevel up and use it as a scraper on hard timber.   

For adjustment there is a fine thread screw with lateral movement (10th of a turn gives meaningful change in depth). The mouth is protected by a brass rub plate. Knob and tote handle superbly shaped by Ross Burgess.

A cabinet makers work horse.