Custom Japanese Planes
A different type of cut.
We offer only the finest Japanese planes in all sizes and types. Each order is custom made, and lead times vary from 12 weeks to 48 weeks.We do not offer Japanese plane irons separately without a dai (sole), unless you show competency in making one. While appears to be simple, a dai requires special attention on each and every contact surface, constituting a project that we do not typically recommend for beginner woodworkers.
We typically recommend using our Zen-Wu tool steel, ZW-V1 or ZW-V2 as the cutting edge, laminated to a titanium alloy blade body for shock and vibration absorption. However, brass body is another popular option with great performance and aesthetics.
On top of age old designs, many of our plane blades are equipped with a decorative honing guide for quickly create a 3° back micro bevel.
Our planes vary in price depending on the customization, and we keep the price as close to the production cost as possible. We generally recommend a Sun-Roku for your first plane and an all-around plane.
Cheers,
Luke
1 comment
I visited your booth at the woodworking fair in Austin, Tx in November 2024. I used one of your Japanese wooden planes, and was extremely pleased with the sharpness of the blade — the wood shaving came off the block of wood like butter!
I want to learn how you sharpen your plane blades to such high degree of sharpness.
I use a 1,000 and an 8,000 grit Japanese water stones. I lap them with a Trend 1,000 diamond stone. I finish sharpening on a Shapton 16,000 grit stone. But I have never been able to equal the smooth cutting ability that I experienced when I used your wooden plane.
Do you have videos on sharpening woodworking tools that I can access?
It wouldn’t do me much good to buy one of your excellent wooden planes if I couldn’t sharpen the blade as you can.
Respectfully,