Plane, Molding
- Object Name:
- Plane, Molding
- Object ID:
- 1979.070.039
- Description:
- Plane, molding. "M W". Medium-brown hardwood. Some annular ring marks on toe and heel. Minor flecks in grain in left side. Cutting pattern on left flat surface that goes upward to small land, then there's a diagonal upward surface to another land. Rectangular groove that goes down right side to elevated land. Stamped on front on toe, vertically oriented near top: "M W" in serif letters. On front above left side extension which has a small land above a concave groove, chamfered to a right angle top front edge. Top left edge is chamfered from front to rounded back edge. Back edge chamfered downward to edge of extension on left side. On right side chamfering starts at extension and ends at extension with no groove. Top of extension has shallow concave groove in it. Plane has small sharp, straight chamfers across bottom, left, and right edges.Has two extensions and no grooves. Two irons, side by side. Left-hand iron tang on right side of blade. Slightly turned-over at end. Some inactive corrosion on blade and tang. No markings. Iron on left side appears to fit part of profile, but does not seem to be complete in that it wouldn't cut all of the profile that the body indicates. Right hand iron tang on left side. Some inactive corrosion on it. End slightly turned over due to being struck.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-6.1 W-1.9 L-10.2 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George F. Sawyer
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