Bill,

This plane reminds me of one I purchased from Pat Leach many years ago. The
length is the same, as is the sole profile (more or less), the primary
difference being that the metal body doesn't wrap around the heel like yours.
Nor does it have the brass pieces, assumed to keep the bed flat (I'd be curious
as to how well). Same exposed screw heads although most of mine are filed flush,
with only traces of a slot showing. The lever cap and screw appear somewhat
rough to me, again like mine. And mine lacks a horn.

I don't recall much about it, only name is N. Butts stamped into the infill,
front and back, but know Patrick said it was certainly user made. I wonder if
the metal bodies were available commercially or the whole thing was homemade.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: oldtools@g...  On Behalf Of Bill Ghio via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 12:15 PM
To: eppler.kirk@g...
Cc: porch 
Subject: Re: [oldtools] Infill ID??

Thanks for the thots. Jim Bode has over 200 planes that come up when you search
"infill smooth plane”. This one has the thick sides like Ed’s and has screws. No
other features leap out to me. I find no smoothing planes with the thick brass
bed and the prominent horn of this one. Looks like your pricin is in the
ballpark. Haven’t tried to sharpen it yet; too many “to do’s” on the list today.

Bill