Jointer

Object Name:

Jointer

Object ID:

1979.070.111

Description:

Plane, joiner. Long block plane of medium-to-light brown, fine-grained hardwood. Chamfer starts halfway up left side, extends upward to square, front corner, extends back to rounded, rear corner and halfway down side. Chamfer on right mirrors that on left. Cutting surface flat. Mouth opening 2.65" wide. Handle roughly oval in cross section and leans forward; curved top portion extends backwards. Finger opening 1.7" wide x 2.6" long. Handle insert 6.1" long x 1" wide. Some hammer marks on heel. Iron rusted and loose but doesn't come out. It has flat, top edge, with semi-circular clipped corners. Some rounding over top edge of iron at either side where it has been struck. Very little clearance between iron and front of handle insert.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-7.3 W-3.4 L-29.8 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer