Clifton No.7 Bench Plane Thomas Flinn

Clifton No.7 Bench Plane Thomas Flinn

The Clifton Bench Plane Nº7 is a jointer plane made by Thomas Flinn & Co, a British company whose reputation has been built tool by tool over more than a century. The longest in the Clifton family, designed specifically for truing edges and flattening surfaces where the length of the sole is what guarantees accuracy. It comes ready to use from the first moment, with no prior adjustment required.

In lutherie, the Nº7 is the tool for operations where absolute flatness is non-negotiable: truing the edges of tops and backs before gluing, and preparing larger timber for the luthier who also works their own wood. The length of its sole is precisely what makes it indispensable — the longer the sole, the more flatness errors it corrects with each pass and the fewer it accumulates. Its adjustable mouth, without removing the frog, allows the cut to be adapted to the wood and the moment.

The BEDROCK full-face frog seating eliminates any movement between the iron and its bed: full contact on both sides, entirely machined, producing a tool that neither vibrates nor yields under pressure. The cryogenically treated O1 steel cutting iron, forged in Sheffield — a city with centuries of history in steel and toolmaking — arrives at 3.8-3.9mm thick, noticeably more substantial than on smaller-format planes in the range.

Walnut knob and tote, turned and sealed by hand. Polished brass adjuster wheel and screws. Y-lever in solid brass casting. Everything it needs, nothing it doesn't.

Technical Specifications

• Weight: 4.6 kg
• Length: 555 mm
• Body width: approx. 73 mm
• Cutter width: 60 mm (2⅜")
• Cutter thickness: 3.8-3.9 mm
• Blade bedding angle: 45°
• Blade material: Cryogenically treated O1 steel
• Blade hardness: 60-62 Rockwell C