1" Infill Shoulder Plane

Nice. Maybe he made it.

He may have Gene, but looking at the plane body, there are indicators that an advanced machine facility was involved, just little things here and there that I feel would be near impossible to create in a home shop. But hey, with the man this all came from, anything is possible.

What is the history of infill planes?

This form of construction became popular around the early 1800's, however the idea of a metal plane with a wooden core goes back at least 2000 years to the time of the Roman Empire. In fact ancient infill planes were discovered at Pompeii during the excavation of that city back in 1926.

http://www.infill-planes.com › what-is-an-infill-plane

Why "infill"?

An infill plane consists of a metal body with wood components tightly fit ("infilled") into the interior voids. 

https://www.woodmagazine.com/tool-reviews/hand-planes/what-is-an-infill-plane

Just now, Woodman said:

What is the history of infill planes?

Thanks Woodman!