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Offering You the World's Finest Blades for Planes and Other Hand Woodworking Tools for 25 Years!

We've been at this since 1981, starting out making knives and doing the craft fair gigs, which has got to be the toughest marketing work in the world. The staff and students at James Krenov's Fine Woodworking Program at the College of the Redwoods here in Fort Bragg convinced me to re-tool to make plane irons for them. Turns out woodworkers are very appreciative of better-quality tools and one blade led to another and another and it wasn't long before we were making only woodworking tools.
          We are a small metalworking cottage industry located in the middle of Mendocino's renowned woodworking enclave. For seventeen years our tools have been handcrafted to satisfy the demands of the most discriminating professional. Shaping, bevelling, and slotting have been done by hand-grinding and precision machining; mostly the dedicated efforts of Larry, "Mr. Quality" (everyone should have a Larry.) But we've grown so much in the last couple of years that we've started "outsourcing" some of the blades to high-precision factories in the United States and France. Several of our standard items are now being cut out with a laser and ground flat after hardening. You may notice the change from the black oxide surface that has identified our blades for so long to a bright, shiny (and flat) surface on the new ones. Alloy and hardness specifications remain the same (except for our new line of A2 Blades) and we are pleased and proud of our new wares. We still focus on the intended use of the item and work to facilitate that end. Little attention (or expense) is spent on "image" considerations such as packaging, promotional gimmicks, or non-functional cosmetics. The extra thickness of our blades offers superior stability, precise adjustment, and easier honing.
           High-carbon tool steel -- not "high speed" or "chrome vanadium" -- holds and takes a keener edge better than anything else we've tried. (See our "tool steel rap")

Ron Hock
HOCK TOOLS

Check out Ron's demonstration video......Windows Media (33mb) or Quicktime (15mb)

8.5 minutes approximately and great viewing

Are these the best plane blades ever?

We think they are!!!

These 2.4mm thick premium, HIGH CARBON STEEL blades offer a substantial improvement over the inferior chrome-vanadium stock blade that came with your plane.  Mr Hock hardens these blades to a Rc62 rather than the standard Rc58.  What does this mean to you?  A blade made with a finer grain steel can be sharpened to a much sharper edge and the higher hardness value means less trips to the sharpening stone.

After considerable research and evaluation, Mr Hock decided to add A2 Replacement Blades to our catalogue of world-renowned HOCK High-Carbon Steel Blades. We're offering the most popular replacement blade sizes in AISI A2 that has been cryogenically treated for maximum edge retention.  You get increased wear resistance without any increase in brittleness so a Cryogenically treated blade will hold its edge longer. You can keep working instead of sharpening.

Hock Blade 44.5mm (suits #3) A2 Cryogenic Plane Blade BPA175 QTY:

Hock Blade 44.5mm (suits #3) High Carbon Plane Blade BP175 QTY:

Hock Backing Iron 44.5mm (suits#3) BK175 QTY:

Hock Blade 50mm (suits #4 & 5) A2 Cryogenic Plane Blade BPA200 QTY:

Hock Blade 50mm (suits #4 & 5) High Carbon Plane Blade BP200 QTY:

Hock Backing Iron 50mm (suits #4 & 5) BK200 QTY:

Hock Blade 60mm (suits #41/2 to 7) A2 Cryogenic Plane Blade BPA238 QTY:

Hock Blade 60mm (suits #41/2 to 7) High Carbon Plane Blade BP238 QTY:

Hock Backing Iron 60mm (suits #41/2 to 7) BK238 QTY:

Hock Blade 67mm (suits #8) A2 Cryogenic Plane Blade BPA263 QTY:

Hock Blade 67mm (suits #8) High Carbon Plane Blade BP262 QTY:

Hock Backing Iron 67mm (suits #8) BK262 QTY:

Hock Blades Small Block Plane 35mm A2 Cryogenic Blade BLA138 QTY:

Hock Blade Large Block Plane A2 Cryogenic Blade BLA162 QTY:

Hock Blades Small Block Plane 35mm High Carbon Blade BL138 QTY:

Hock Blade Large Block Plane 41.2mm High Carbon Blade BW162 QTY:

Hock Blade 45mm for Kunz Style Spokeshave High Carbon Only SP175 QTY: Spokeshave 44.mm (1 3/4") 50mm (2")

Hock Blade for Stanley / Record Spokeshave #151 Style A2 Cryogenic SPA151 QTY:

Hock Blade for Stanley / Record Spokeshave #151 Style High Carbon Steel SP151 QTY:

Wooden Plane Plans 7 planes PLANSx7 PLANS If you're ready to make your own plane but are uncertain about the exact dimensions and angles, our full-scale plans will help you succeed.  Flat-Bottom :            32mm x 150mm (1-1/4" x 6")      #FB125                  38mm x 225mm (1-1/2" x 9")      #FB150                  45mm x 280mm (1-3/4" x 11")    #FB175   Round-Bottom:            32mm x 150mm (1-1/4" x 6")      #RB125               38mm x 200mm (1-1/2" x 8")      #RB150               45mm x 250mm (1-3/4" x 10")    #RB175    Rebate Plane:            25mm x 150mm (1" x 6")            #RP100      all sizes (Iron Width x Finished Length) One of the proudest achievements in woodworking, is making an item with tools that you have made yourself.  Australia is fortunate to have some truly great plane making timbers so why not grab a set of plans, select some timber and get started.   A customised version of the #FB150 Plans, using European Beech with a Blackwood Sole.       QTY:

Hock Plane Kit Krenov style 38mm / 1 1/2" blade KF150 PLANE KIT Our precision made kit provides a quick, sure way to realise the satisfaction of using a handmade wooden plane. Complete with a HOCK PLANE-IRON ASSEMBLY all you need is a drill, some clamps, glue, a knife to adjust the throat, sandpaper (or plane) to true the sole, and a means of sharpening the iron. A HOCK kit is ideal for the novice as well as the professional woodworker who can't find the time to make a plane (or another one or two...) Our design is a basic Krenov-style, flat-bottom wooden plane -- simple and elegant. We use Rock Maple for the body and Jarrah for the sole. Click here to view a 10 minute video on this great kit.  Featuring a 1 1/2" (38mm) blade and a 11" (280mm) overall length this plane and a perfect 'hands on' experience for  the woodworker who wants a unique plane, that they can proudly acknowledge having made themselves.      QTY:

Blade for Krenov Style Plane 38mm / 1 1/2" P1150 PLANE IRON ASSEMBLIES These blades were developed in collaboration with the faculty and staff at  James Krenov's Fine-Woodworking studio in Fort Bragg, California.   3 1/2" (89mm) long by 3/16" (4.76mm) thick, they won't deflect or chatter under the toughest use. Designed specifically for the finely-tuned handmade wooden plane, these irons are un-beatable. They come complete with chip-breaker and assembly screw. High carbon steel. QTY:

Blade for Krenov Style Plane 44.5mm / 1 3/4" P1175 QTY:

Blade assembly for Hand-made Wooden Spokeshave SP062 Spokeshave Blade Assembly Hock Tools are continuing the tradition of assisting us woodworkers learn about the basic tools that have stood the test of time and are every bit as useful today as they were when our ancestors first used them.  The spokeshave as the name implies was a key tool used by wheelwrights to produce wheels etc.  There simply isn't a tool that's a versatile as a spokeshave.  As with planes making your own can be a really rewarding experience.  Click here to see the basics of spokeshave construction.  1/8" X 5/8" X 4 7/16" w/threaded posts at 3 15/16" centres  QTY:

Hock Burnisher QTY: