Ironbark Tools Block Plane 30mm Stainless Steel Kit Form

Build Your Own Precision Block Plane

Is there anything more satisfying than using a high-quality hand tool that you helped build yourself? The Low Angle Stainless Steel Infill Block Plane Kit offers you the unique opportunity to craft a custom, heirloom-quality tool tailored perfectly to your hands and your workshop. Blending the timeless beauty of historic infill planes with the unmatched precision of modern engineering, this kit provides all the heavy lifting. You receive the precision-machined metal components, leaving the final cosmetic finishing and the crafting of the timber infills entirely up to you.

The heart of this plane is its incredibly robust, single-piece stainless steel body. When paired with the dense timber infills you create, the resulting weight allows the plane to glide effortlessly through imperfections, providing exceptional control and feedback. The premium 18% Tungsten HSS (M2) blade is bedded at a low 12 degrees, making it an absolute dream for cleanly slicing through stubborn end grain. Because it is a bevel-up design, you can easily alter your cutting angle to tackle highly figured Australian timber without the fear of tear-out. Complete with instructions, this kit is your chance to build a masterpiece that will serve you faithfully for decades.

Key Features

• Complete Metal Hardware: Includes the precision-machined stainless steel body, brass mouth insert, and all adjusters, ready for your final cosmetic finishing (such as brushing or hammering).
• Customisable Timber Infills: Requires you to craft the leading infill and lever cap, allowing you to personalise your plane with your favourite workshop timber.
• Premium HSS Blade: Features a resilient 3mm thick, 18% Tungsten High-Speed Steel blade that holds a razor-sharp edge beautifully on tough Australian timber.
• Solid Stainless Steel Body: The sole and sides are machined from a single piece of stainless steel, ensuring a highly stable tool with a sole flatness better than 50 microns.
• Low Angle Versatility: The 12-degree bed angle excels at end grain work, while the bevel-up design allows you to customise the cutting angle for figured woods.
• Customisable Mouth Control: Includes a removable brass mouth insert set to a tight 0.4mm, which you can easily file and modify to suit your exact cutting needs.
• Proudly Made in Australia: Engineered and tested locally, ensuring you get a world-class woodworking experience right out of the box.

Main Applications

• Crafting a bespoke, personalised hand tool to add to your workshop collection
• Trimming and smoothing dense end grain with absolute precision
• Taming highly figured and interlocking timber without tear-out
• Executing fine detailing, chamfering, and paring on custom furniture pieces

Shape your timber with a precision tool you proudly finished yourself.