Australian Wood Review

Henry Eckert 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane

$295

How exciting to see new Australian made tools coming onto the market like this one from South Australia based Henry Eckert Toolworks. I have a thing for block planes and my first thought on viewing the Eckert with its gleaming gold body was that I should add it to my collection.

Virtually all modern block planes designs are based on the Stanley 60-1/2 made in 1900. It was a huge success – you had to have one. Lie-Nielsen set the

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