Bob Benedetto making palm planes
Benedetto Palm Planes…
Made entirely by hand, including the brass holding cap, toe plate and ramp (I don’t make the thumb screws!) Each plane is made from quarter sawn American hard curly maple (no soft maple) and the blades are made to my specs by Ron Hock. Each plane is serialized.
There are two models: the CS100 (double convex sole) and the FS100 (flat sole). Both are available from Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply and Luthier’s Mercantile.“There’s nothing like getting a new tool, and this maple palm plane handmade by Bob Benedetto is perhaps the finest I’ve ever seen. Elegant, durable and perfectly suited for carving archtop plates.” Damon Mailand
