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Ibex Violin Makers Planes are the finest available. Designed by Irving Sloane they are cast in silicon bronze and feature a curved bottom design for easy shaping of concave surfaces. The large thumbscrew allows quick and secure adjustment of the chrome vanadium steel blade.
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Ibex Violin Makers Plane, 10mm Blade
Joe
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019
Very good quality
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019
Nice tool!
colin
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018
I love this tool. It is perfect for the work I baught it for (Instruments). It was also very sharp right out of the box
TE
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015
I already own a couple of Ibex violin planes...a 12mm and a 18mm and used them to shape the braces when voicing my guitar soundboards. In doing so, I've found the 18mm to be to big for my needs, the 12mm a good size for most brace shaping, but always needing a smaller size. So I finally bought the 10mm Ibex plane.
Raymond Puffer
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2015
Excellent quality, and easy to use.
justapicker
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013
I've thought many times about getting a finger plane, but have found other ways to get the job done. Now that I have one i don't need to improvise any more. This beautifully made plane shaves the finest little bit at a pass and has a radiused sole so I can make inside curves. I sharpened the blade using 600 then 1000 grit w/d paper on a plate glass surface. Sharp as a new razor blade.
Jeffrey Weitzel
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
I purchased this and an 18mm plane. They are my first violin planes so I have nothing else to compare against, but they are wonderful tools. I wasn't sure if they would be as useful as I hoped but they were, especially the 18mm. I am using them for carving arched banjo resonators, and may use them for archtop guitars, too. Now that I have them, I would have a hard time doing without. The blade on the 18mm was profiled to the radius of the casting perfectly. It needed a final honing, which is expected from any type of plane. On the 10mm, the blade was far flatter than the casting when I received it, so that the edges of the blade would dig into the wood. So it took a bit more effort to re-grind it to a proper profile. But now that it is done, it works very well, although I find myself using it far less than the 18mm.Adjusting the blade on both planes can be tricky, as there is no micro adjustment as on a hand or block plane. Getting it dialed in to take off just enough, takes some time, but once there, it stays put. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase.
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