Melbourne Tool Company Handplanes
Low Angle Block Plane
$185
The recently formed Melbourne tool Company has just entered the highly competitive field of handplane manufacturing. Their tools are designed in Melbourne, but made in China. Once this may have caused alarm, but most people know many excellent products are now made there.
My first impression of the low angle block plane is that it is beautifully made. The body casting appears excellent, very clean with finely ground sole and sides. The front, adjustable shoe is a bit sloppier in fit than the more expensive competition, but this is a cosmetic difference that does not affect performance. It also seems to have been ground separately from the body, so it is not quite level with the rest of the sole, but it is close enough to allow very
