Planing Collection

House carpenter planing a board on a bench. His workshop contains carpentry tools such as saws, hammer, chisel, as well as finished products such as a door, rafters, ladder, etc

Road Scrapings, 1840 (colour engraving)
XCF271695 Road Scrapings, 1840 (colour engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, 1810 (engraving)
FLO4577745 House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, many tools, saw, hammer)

Carpenter sitting on a planer in his workshop, 1861. Creator: Jacob Taanman
Carpenter sitting on a planer in his workshop, 1861

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. The machinery requisite for this twofold operation is fixed on a long deal bench, breast-high from the floor

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Circular Cutting Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Circular Cutting Machine, 1850. The timbers to be planed by the machine are placed on the top of a traversing stage

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Circular Plane - Showing Cutter, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Circular Plane - Showing Cutter, 1850. We were informed that this...is only the second machine of the kind which has been put up. It is patented by W

Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d. Creator: Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovski
Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d

Planing, St Beat Marble Quarry Haute-Garonne France

Short Scion Senior float-plane L9786, seen with a scale model of the Sunderlands planing bottom as its float. Date: circa 1938

Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. Showing the planing machine. Date: circa 1920

The Carpenter, (pen and ink and watercolour)
659767 The Carpenter, (pen and ink and watercolour) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 13.3x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Carpenter. Arthur Hughes (1832-1915). Pen and ink and watercolour

Le menuisier (colour litho)
5205020 Le menuisier (colour litho) by Fraipont, Gustave (1849-after 1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le menuisier. Illustration for Le Vocabulaire des Petits by M Fournier with designs by)

Planing, 1907 (etching & drypoint)
1067344 Planing, 1907 (etching & drypoint) by Chandler, George Walter (1866-1928); 14x19.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr.; American, out of copyright

Worker feeding lumber into a planer, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b / w photo)
1078986 Worker feeding lumber into a planer, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

James Watt Planing Machine
Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895

Sieur Jadots joinery workshop (colour engraving)
CHT164293 Sieur Jadots joinery workshop (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Atelier de sieur Jadot)

The Holy Family in the carpenters shop (oil on canvas)
3619707 The Holy Family in the carpenters shop (oil on canvas) by Tassel, Jean (1608-67) (attr. to); 97.1x122.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Advert, Nicol Esplin, Aerial Cableways, Arbroath, Scotland
Advert for Nicol Esplin, Aerial Cableways, Leysmill, Arbroath, Scotland. 1905

The plane (chromolitho)
977707 The plane (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plane. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Advertisement, Messers Howard and Sons Furniture (engraving)
1621706 Advertisement, Messers Howard and Sons Furniture (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Messers Howard and Sons Furniture)

Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus (colour litho)
6006695 Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus)

The Shipwrights Workshop, 1902 (oil on canvas)
657035 The Shipwrights Workshop, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Tayler, Albert Chevallier (1862-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shipwrights Workshop. Albert Chevallier Tayler (1862-1925)

Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b / w photo)
6005925 Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of joiners shop no 4)

Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of stair shop (b / w photo)
6005923 Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of stair shop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of stair shop)

The War in South Africa (litho)
1599626 The War in South Africa (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in South Africa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 May 1900)

Building the Ark
WAK69130 Building the Ark by Bassano, Francesco (1549-92) (attr. to); The Hepworth Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK; eThe Hepworth Wakefield; Italian, out of copyright

Plate 379. Carpenter, Planing a Board, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950349 Plate 379. Carpenter, Planing a Board, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.7x33.2 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Running lumber intended for use in casket manufacture through a double-surface planer
1078978 Running lumber intended for use in casket manufacture through a double-surface planer, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Visit of the Grand Duke Constantine to Woolwich (engraving)
1095962 Visit of the Grand Duke Constantine to Woolwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the Grand Duke Constantine to Woolwich)

Finising and planing the electrotypes, before the printing can be done. Date: 1881

Unknown hydroplane underway, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown hydroplane underway, 19th January 1912

Unknown hydroplane underway, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown hydroplane underway, 1914

Unknown speedboat underway. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown speedboat underway

Man using a miller and planer, Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932
Man using a miller and planer, Charlton Central Repair Depot, Greenwich, London, 1932. Workshop with men using machinery to make or repair parts for trams

The Shipbuilder, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

Man planing wood, Plate 379 from Animal Locomotion, 1887 (photograph)

A manual training centre: woodwork, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Ship carpenter, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Chronique de Nuremberg

Boat and ship carpenters, c late 11th / early 12th century (1849)
Boat and ship carpenters, c late 11th/early 12th century (1849). A 19th century version based on a fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry

The Parquet Planers, 1875. Artist: Gustave Caillebotte
The Parquet Planers, 1875. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Pranks in the Briny - aqua planing
A group of boys play in the sea. One boy gives aqua planing a go but doesn t stay on long. Date: 1932

Lady Naylor-Leyland aquaplaning
Lady Naylor-Leyland pictured on her first attempt at aqua planing at Juan les Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1934

A couple plan their dream travel trip using a large globe
Travel Trails. A couple plan their dream travel trip using a large globe, mounted on an elegant wooden stand. Date: 1920s

Couple water-planing on a wooden raft
A couple water-planing (or planking) on a wooden raft -- the photograph has been taken from the motor boat which is towing them. Date: 1914

Female Carpenter
A German woman carpenter, planing wood in her workshop. Date: early 1930s

Source Size = 3945 x 2112
The Paris International Exhibition: Planing Machine, France, 1867

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Mastering the Art of Planing: From Carpentry to Aviation" The skilled house carpenter meticulously planing a board on a bench, shaping it with precision and expertise. Transported back in time through an enchanting colour engraving titled "Road Scrapings, 1840, " we witness the art being applied to create smooth surfaces for transportation infrastructure. Journey to the picturesque St Beat Marble Quarry in Haute-Garonne, France, where workers employ planing techniques to extract exquisite marble slabs from nature's canvas. A vintage photograph captures the elegance of a Short Scion Senior float-plane L9786 gliding effortlessly above water, showcasing how aerodynamics and meticulous planning come together for aviation marvels. Step into history as we explore the iconic James Watt Planing Machine through a captivating photograph that reveals the ingenuity behind this revolutionary invention. Once again, we encounter the graceful presence of a Short Scion Senior float-plane L9786 soaring high above Saint-Beat Marble Quarry in Haute-Garonne, France – two distinct realms united by human innovation and careful planning. Delve deeper into craftsmanship as "The Carpenter" comes alive on paper with pen and ink strokes delicately capturing moments of intense focus during intricate woodwork projects. Le menuisier (the carpenter) takes center stage in a vibrant lithograph that celebrates his dedication to perfecting his craft through precise planing techniques. An etching & drypoint artwork titled "Planing, 1907" showcases how artists have long been fascinated by this age-old practice, immortalizing its beauty on canvas for generations to admire. Witness history unfold as an evocative black-and-white photo captures a worker feeding lumber into a planer at Oneida, New York in April 1916 – reminding us that even amidst industrial progress, planing remains an essential skill for woodworking excellence.