Reply To: BU planes again – were originally designed for … ? Welcome! / Forums / General Woodworking Discussions / Tools and Tool Maintenance/Restoration / BU planes again – were originally designed for … ? / Reply To: BU planes again – were originally designed for … ? markh 5 March 2018 at 12:20 pm #490503 To give toolmakers an additional plane (or line of planes) to sell to the unwary! π And yes “Γne can never truly be free, if there are too many tools to buy” Settings