Randy Maxey from the Woodworking Crafts magazine reviews a set of tools from a new brand.

When I learned about a new hand tool manufacturer, Melbourne Tool Company, I had to find out more about them. As it turns out, the company was started by Timbecon (timbecon.com.au), a major online retailer of woodworking tools in Australia. Melbourne Tool Company manufactures a wide range of bench planes and other hand tools.

Looking at the photos of their hand planes, I was intrigued by the apparent attention to detail and quality of machining. But photos can be deceiving. I needed to get them in hand and try them for myself.

We ordered a kit of hand planes that includes a block plane, smoothing plane and jack plane – all low-angle planes. Each plane is also available individually, of course. We also requested an additional pair of irons at different bevel angles for each plane.

The planes are manufactured in Asia but they are designed and engineered in Australia. 

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