Philip Marcou Finger Plane (Marcou Toolworks)
The wood is Afzelia Quanzensis also known in the trade as Chamfuta or Pod Mahogany. It comes from Southern Africa particularly Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is known for extreme stability. The blade steel is oil hardened tool steel O1 and ground at 25°.
Description
The wood is Afzelia Quanzensis also known in the trade as Chamfuta or Pod Mahogany. It comes from Southern Africa particularly Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is known for extreme stability.
The blade steel is oil hardened tool steel i.e O1 and the heat treatment is done by Heat Treatments Company in Auckland who do aircraft grade work for this part of the Pacific.
This finger plane is designed to be easy to use and very portable which makes it useful for fine woodworkers/furniture and instrument makers.
The blade is ground at 25° and it may be honed at that angle plus a bit or at no more than 30°.
It is easy to set: Just place the finger plane on a flat surface (ideally wood), then loose the cap screw, push the blade down and re-tight the cap screw again. The finger plane is ready to use.
*Make sure to not loose the cap screw while holding the plane, otherwise the blade will slide through and fall.
- Blade thickness: 3mm
- Blade width: 18.5mm
- Overall length: 64mm
- Weight: 96g
Made by Philip Marcou in New Zealand
Shipping
Our warehouse is based in Nelson, New Zealand and all transactions are charged in New Zealand dollars. All shipping is charged at $NZD10 non rural and $NZD14 rural including GST for shipping anywhere within New Zealand excluding Great Barrier Island, Waiheke island, Chatham islands, d'Urville Island and Stewart Island.
All goods from a single order will be shipped together. If several orders have been made on the same day, by the same person, to the same delivery address, we will do our best to combine those orders into one shipment unless otherwise instructed.
Shipping is free of charge within New Zealand for all overs $450NZD excluding some Hikoki, Mafell, Tormek, Tanos, Metabo and Veto Pro Pac products. Free shipping is excluding Waiheke Island, Great Barrier Island, Chatham islands, d'Urville Island and Stewart Island.
Please contact us directly on sales@piranhatools.co.nz if you have any questions.