Herramientas manuales Clifton

Clifton hand planes are manufactured in Sheffield, England, where the company has produced precision edge tools for over a century. Sheffield has been a center of high-quality metalwork and toolmaking for generations.

The Clifton Adjustable Mouth Block Plane features a precisely fitted mouth that can be opened or closed to control shaving thickness—tight for fine work on figured wood, wider for faster stock removal. The castings are ground flat and the blade beds accurately for chatter-free cuts.

Yes. The Clifton Block Plane Replacement Blade is available separately, allowing you to restore full cutting performance when the original blade is worn beyond economical resharpening.

Clifton planes are built to standards that match or exceed the best vintage American and British bench planes. The body castings are stress-relieved and surface-ground, the frogs seat accurately, and the blades are made from quality steel—addressing the inconsistencies sometimes found in vintage tools.

Block planes excel at end-grain trimming, chamfering, fitting joints, smoothing small surfaces, and cleaning up machine marks. The low blade angle and compact size make them ideal for one-handed use and detail work where a bench plane is too large.

Yes. All products sold by Infinity Tools, including Clifton hand planes, are backed by the Infinity Tools quality guarantee against manufacturing defects.

Clifton blades are typically sharpened on waterstones or oil stones, progressing from a coarser grit to a fine polishing stone. A honing guide helps maintain a consistent bevel angle. Visit the Infinity Tools learning center for sharpening technique articles.

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A block plane is smaller, single-handed, and uses a lower blade bedding angle—typically 20 bevel-up—making it ideal for end grain and detail work. A bench plane is larger, two-handed, and optimized for smoothing and truing long faces and edges of boards.