Plane, Molding
- Object Name:
- Plane, Molding
- Object ID:
- 1979.070.004
- Description:
- Moulding plane, "M W". Steel, wood. Medium-brown, fine-grained hardwood base. Block has square front top edge and rounded rear top edge. Left side chamfering starts about halfway up front, goes across top and halfway down back on left side. On right side chamfering starts and stops at top edge of extension. Extension has shallow groove top surface with small land near main block. Small notch in corners where chamfering starts and stops. Front chamfered corners are quite sharp. Wood surfaces have an unusual appearance as if body was finished on sides and top. Wedge and iron are loose. No maker's mark on iron. Iron has an extension on left side that does not correspond with pattern in that area. Heel has some minor abrasions but a lot of small vertical marks as if it were sanded or filed. Toe has two stamped letters, horizontally oriented. "M" with serifs, double-stamped, and "W".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-6.1 W-1.5 L-9 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George F. Sawyer
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