Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.059

Description:

Plane, molding. Medium-brown, fine-grained hardwood. Few grain flecks left side; prominent annular rings both sides. Cutting pattern is flat surface. Iron 1.75" wide. Body of plane is greater in middle. Front end is ~1.75" wide; heel is 1.3" wide. Chamfer starts in a small groove at front, proceeds up to right angle at front and then across top edge to right angle at back. Chamfer at top edge is very slight as body swells as it goes downward. At rear top surface and some of side is shaped to "boat-tail" back end. Large chamfer on both sides which have a circular top edge. Chamfer is flat and circular shaped due to rounded characteristics of body. Similar but slightly smaller chamfer on right side. Sole surface has a slightly increase taper from toe towards mouth. It tapers slightly to a narrower width at heel. Hammer marks on heel to extent to where there is some loss of wood on edges where small pieces have chipped away. Wedge is damaged by being struck and having some of wood lost. Wedge loose, but iron is not. Iron and back iron have dirt and corrosion on them. Held together by screw which sits in slot with key-way at top end. Top end of rounded iron is turned over quite a bit from having been struck. Mark on top surface of iron. Box stamp with two rows text, serrated edge: "GREAV[E] / ..& SONS". Another box stamp below that with text curving upward slightly, serrated edges: "WARRANTED".

Material:

Wood
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-4.1 L-7.5 D-2.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer