The Art of Design Issue 45 2020 | Page 72

72 HOLTEY PLANES Holtey Planes have been making planes for 30 years now, 15 of those from Lairg in the Highlands of Scotland. All planes and associated parts are made in house by Karl. Started off making Norris style infill planes but now make own design No 98 series only. These are all fabricated in stainless steel. The No 985 shown here can be plain or with an adjusting post. This is an adjuster less plane as the main criteria was to keep the plane short (7 ⅞”). The No 983 (on opposite page) is a block plane, which is made with the choice of acrylic or exotic wood. www.holteyplanes.com