In this article, the historical change from the single iron plane to the double iron plane was discussed on the basis of literature, archival photographs and actual samples. As a result, the following points were clarified.
(1)In the early Meiji period when the western plane was imported, the construction and working of the double iron plane based on the western plane had been elucidated.
(2)The double iron plane already existed in the middle Meiji period as a plane for handicraft.
(3)The double iron plane is not seen being used by artisans (carpenters) using planes in the Meiji period, but it was used in the early Showa period.
(4)The cap iron of a double iron plane with a hole in a fixed position is a re-utilized tobacco mincing blade.
