Monday, June 18, 2012

Unusual Tools: David Trimming Plane

Picked up this lovely little trimming plane yesterday.  The base is only 8 cm long.  It uses razor blades and gives you three positions to insert them:  on the front, in the middle (as a skew) and on the back (on a curve).  



Made by a Dutch company named "David."  It's the first tool made in Holland that I've every encountered over here.  I love their trademark!  Obviously a biblical reference intended to suggest that, although they're small, they can knock down the bigger guys.  Along with slinging a stone, the figure also looks like it's flipping the bird, although this is probably not intentional.


Below, a similar tool offered by Craft Master in the U.S.  (from a Kijiji ad):



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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 5, 2019 at 4:31 PM

    I have such a plane that I was given as a birthday gift when I was 10. I never appreciated the value of that tool, but I now need to get the "plate" that holds the blade firmly in place. Where can I get one?
    David.

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  2. Mister GNovember 5, 2019 at 4:47 PM

    Try Googling David plane, I think they are still available, maybe parts can be bought from the maker?

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2021 at 12:05 PM

    Hi, long time since this was logged. Does the part you need look like this?

    You might be able to get one 3d printed.

    https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4715233

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