Two dovetailed infill planes I made

[george wilson]

Do you mean NORRIS? There were several makers of infill planes. Spiers was one,in Scotland,I think. Norris had a rather delicate screw mechanism for adjusting the blade. The screw was only about 1/8" in diameter. I have a late Norris with a cast iron body,but a much more sensible screw adjustment. Made as late as the 1930's.

I have a Buck infill plane. Also a Spiers,and a late
Norris.

My large plane is not a copy of any plane. I don't think any of the old ones had the sides go up to be flush with the front "knob". The small plane is a repro from memory of a salesman's sample I saw in California. It is the only plane I have seen with the "sacrificial screw" on the FRONT of the plane.

The sacrificial screw is usually located on the rear of the plane. You struck it to jump the iron BACK from a too deep cut. On the little plane,striking the screw would advance the iron to cut deeper.

P.S. Your plane may have a Norris iron,but I am pretty sure the plane itself is not by Norris. Handle is not like any that Norris made.

 

[Mueller]

it could be Norris, I'll look again. I'm not a collector. These were my uncles strp fathers euipment. He was a cabinet maker from England. He marrried my uncles mother. She was quite well off and never lifted a tool again for the rest of his life.
When my uncle sold the house he gave me all the wood working equipment.
I'll probably wind up listing it all on ebay.