Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.089

Description:

Plane, molding. "M W", medium-to-dark brown, fine-grained hardwood. Chamfer starts in notch slightly above midpoint, extends upward to square, front edge, across top edge to rounded back corner and down side to slot. Slot height approximately same as slot on right. Chamfer on right side starts at top of extension and mirrors that on left side. Slight concave surface on top of narrow extension. On left side is wide, uniform chamfer from front to back. Cutting surface is concave slot, 0.5" wide. No iron (missing). Depth of slot is 0.1". Surfaces on top sides and front and back look sanded at some time, due to uniform sanding marks. Heel is quite smooth and has oil or old dirt embedded into it. Stamp on front, horizontally-oriented near middle, all caps, serif: "MW". Also on front is vertical box stamp with serrated bottom edge, the previously-mentioned sanding obliterated some letters. Serrated right edge, and serrated bottom edge at front. Near back of stamp: "OPLELAND." Space in front of these letters for others that are gone.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-5 W-0.8 L-9.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer