Tiny thumb and finger plane

[mrchuck]

I'm calling it a "finger" plane.
Very, very small.
It adjusts and works. No name on it. What was this small plane used for?
And who do you think made it, and it's value?

[Northwoods]

Luthier?

[Papaw]

Is the blade a real iron or is it a double edge razor blade? Small ones like that came in some Exacto Kits.

[Chillylulu]

I've seen small ones like that in model shops. But if it is very good quality I would 2nd the luthier's plane.

Chilly

[mikeswrenches]

I think they were sold as model makers planes.  Stanley and Millers Falls had planes about that size.

Mike

[mrchuck]

Not a razor blade. Looks just like the blades my larger planes have.
Cast Iron frame. Adjusts easily and holds firmly.
Has a "quality" feel to it.
Such quality and no name leads me to believe it is older than I think.

[Bill Houghton]

I've got one of those too.  No idea of age or anything.  I think they're pretty common.  The finish on mine implies 1950s or newer.

[kxxr]

Stewart Macdonald catalog has a lot of nice specialty tools for instrument building. Check 'em out if you have a spare minute.
http://www.stewmac.com/?gclid=CJ7-9M6y3ccCFchlfgodVD8JJg

[Branson]

I think this is properly a "pocket plane."  I've got two or three.  More if you count the wooden Japanese planes I have, and the Stanley 101 1/2.  I suppose they all had model makers in mind, but they'll do a good job for touching up.

[oldgoaly]

this is what I thought they called luthier's planes

[mrchuck]

I found the exact one like mine being called a "guitar" plane. Also "luthier".
So, I am satisfied.
I don't plan on planeing any guitar parts, but I will keep it with the hand hand planes I already have and use now and then.
Thanks for the help.