Millers Falls No. 9 Smooth Plane
as illustrated in the Millers Falls catalog No. 42 (January 1938).
Millers Falls No. 9 Smooth Plane
as illustrated in the 1961 Millers Falls catalog.
Smooth Planes
Smooth Bottom
End and side adjustment of cutters. Cutters one solid piece of fine, high carbon steel well ground and polished. Bottoms and sides nicely polished. Inside of bottoms finished in glossy black enamel, frogs in red enamel. Lever cap polished, nickeled and buffed. Selected rosewood knobs and handles.
Smooth Planes are used for finishing broad, flat surfaces. They are short in length so that low spots can be reached if the surface is uneven. (1938 description)
Milled, polished bottoms and sides. High carbon, tool steel cutters, quick, easy depth and side adjustment. Bottoms enameled black inside — red enameled frogs. Tropical hardwood knobs and handles. Entire tool beautifully finished with nickeled and buffed lever cap. (1961 description)
Note: The above information has been reproduced from original catalog listings.
Specifications:
| Plane Type: | Smooth Plane |
| Features: | Adjustable, with screw adjustment for cutter |
| Manufactured: | From 1929 to 1976 |
| Length: | 9 inches |
| Cutter Width: | 2 inches |
| Weight: | 3¾ lbs. |
| Construction: | Cast iron body, Rosewood or Hardwood handle & knob |
| Finish: | Japanned. Polished Trimmings |
| Price (1938): | $4.30 |
| Uses: | General purpose bench plane |
Please check the Value Guide For Millers Falls Planes page for relative prices.
Additional Notes:
On early models the number was cast into the body around the front knob and the knobs were made from rosewood (cocobolo). Later models came with a tropical hardwood knob. The manufacturer’s name and model number was stamped on the left cheek.
