Plane, Molding

Object Name:

Plane, Molding

Object ID:

1979.070.036

Description:

Plane, molding. "R TAYLOR", "L KENNEDY". Medium-brown, fine-grained hardwood. Some flecks in grain showing in left side, particularly near top. Prominent growth rings showing on left side and both toe and heel. On left small horizontal groove at front edge on left side about halfway up. Upward from groove, edge is chamfered to a right angle top front edge. Top left edge is chamfered from front to rounded back edge. Back edge chamfered downward to a small horizontal groove that roughly corresponds with height of extension on right side. On right side chamfering mirrors the configuration on left side. Top of extension has shallow concave groove in it. Plane has small sharp, straight chamfers across bottom, left, and right edges.Cutting pattern at left side a flat and then a concave, semi-circular area with shorter right side, small V-shaped groove, the elevated land on right. Insert 0.13" wide by 0.85" high: constitutes V-shaped groove. Stamped on heel in upper right corner of extension. "5/8". Top numeral slightly damaged so it could be a "3". Stamped on toe vertically oriented, at top is boxed stamp serrated edge: "L. KENNEDY." To right of that is stamp: "R. TAYLOR". Iron has its tang on left side. End is slightly turned-over. Two parallel lines stamped near center of it. On bottom side is a little evidence of weld line that runs parallel to side of tang and leads down towards plate edge.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-6 L-9.5 D-1.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer