Mujingfang Planes

Mujingfang planes bring a distinctive Chinese and Taiwanese woodworking tradition to the workshop, each one individually handcrafted from dense ebony and finished to a standard that makes them as satisfying to look at as they are to use. Founded in Hong Kong in 1982 by carpentry master Man Kit Ho, Mujingfang works with individual craft toolmakers to produce wooden planes and tools to a consistent, agreed design language, and the brand has grown into one of the most respected names in oriental hand tools worldwide.

Cutting irons are made from hand forged carbon steel hardened to RC58, or tungsten-molybdenum HSS hardened to RC64 for tools that need to hold an edge through demanding work. Where wooden wedges are used, each is individually fitted and numbered to its plane, so the pairing stays true for the life of the tool.

The range includes curved and flat profile ebony planes with HSS blades for shaping and hollowing, mini and rounding planes for detail work, Taiwanese pattern spokeshaves for fine curved surfaces, and specialist sets including chopstick making tools with rosewood battens.

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