Welcome to Gerd Fritsche's Traditional Handplanes
The quality of traditional woodworking depends mainly on three things, on the raw materials, on personal skills and also on the handtools. But high-quality handtools, especially handplanes, are hard to get. There are some good handplanes available, but they can't really match with the great toolmakers from the beginning of the 19th century. Realising that, I decided to produce them on my own using my professional toolmaking skills and the best materials I could get. The results were more than satisfying...
On this side you find some of my self-made handplanes and you get the opportunity to acquire some of these beauties, too.
Enjoy your visit,
Greetings from the Lake of Constance,
Gerd Fritsche