B65-212 MODERN MAKER. Bill Carter Boxwood Coffin Smoother. 4" sole with 1" iron marked by I. & M. Sorby, body and wedge both of creamy boxwood. The mark on the toe is worth quoting in its entirety: "Carter (both script and block letters) London; Planemaker to the Gentry; Inventor of the Miniature Mitre Plane Made of the Brass Backs of Tenon Saws." Also stamped "English Box" and with the numbers 96 and 41 on the heel. Bill Carter is one of the masters of modern planemaking and his miniatures are works of art. Fine 800-1200