Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.080

Description:

Plane, "L DODGE". Medium-brown, fine-grained hardwood. Some annular rings showing on left and right sides, rays on heel. Chamfer starts as narrow taper on front leading to a square, front end that is rounded through use, leads across top to rounded back end and down side in a broader, tapered chamfer. Chamfer on right side roughly mimics that on left. Chamfers on left and right side start out wide and taper to mouth. Behind mouth they are narrow then become broader at heel. Chamfers on front are roughly symmetrical. On rear, right-hand chamfer is much wider at heel. Chamfers create a tapered sole that is narrower at front and back. Sole curves up slightly at mouth at front. Behind mouth, sole curves up some toward heel. Mouth area is cut into a semi-circular curve that is beveled outward on both sides and top of curve leads directly back to bed plane. On left side some additional stock removed in a broad plane in front of mouth area and it extends roughly half-way up side. Another slightly planed area on left side above bed. On right side are some tool marks and a slightly irregular planed area behind bed. It too extends about half-way up side. Cutting surface flat Irons significantly wider than sole. Iron width 1.2". Sole ~0.8" wide. Sole height at front is 2" and at back 3.1" Some hammer marks on heel. Horizontal stamp on left side near back, all caps: "L DODGE". Iron has central tang. Tang bent downward near center. Ends turned over from being struck. Stamp on tang: "W....& C[o]". Adjacent to it are three straight lines stamped across tang to form Roman numeral VI (6). Backing iron has central tang. Has downward bend in central area. Ends of tang turned over from being struck. One straight line across tang near front.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-4.9 W-1 L-10.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer

People:

Dodge, Leonard (1805-1863)