Plane, Molding

Object Name:

Plane, Molding

Object ID:

1979.070.127

Description:

Plane, molding, with fence. "F.W.", "TAYLOR". Dark brown hardwood. Chamfer on body starts halfway up at front edge, extends upward to square, front corner, then extends backwards across top edge to a square, back corner, down side to a notch about halfway up. Chamfer on right side mirrors that on left. At heel, is slight boat-tail rear end at top surface. Horizontally, through body from left to right side, are holes that have a flat bottom and semi-circular top edge that are 0.8" wide x 0.8" high. Through them pass two wooden arms that hold a fence mechanism on left side. Extension below ends of each arm that has separate fence piece screwed to it. Outside ends of arms have decorated moldings in them. Wooden fence piece has flat top and flat interior, vertical surface. Near front of fence at right side is rectangular cutout that can encompass an adjustable metal fence that is part of main body. Bottom and front of adjustable fence has molded profiles as decorative elements. On body are two vertical, wood thumb screws that tighten the fence arms. On top surface, behind front fence arm thumb screw is an inlaid, rectangular, brass plate with two flathead screws holding it to top of body. Through plate passes threaded, brass rod with oval thumbscrew on top. Thumbscrew adjusts height of a rectangular, brass sole plate section. The rectangular brass plate has relieved interior edge to clear cutting iron. Cutting iron has flat, bottom edge, 0.6" wide, and is roughly centered on vertical iron and brass fence. Iron fence is 2" high x 0.1" wide. Near top edge is additional brass strip that is screwed through iron fence to vertical surface on right side of main body. Three flathead iron screws that hold back portion of fence onto body behind the iron. In front of iron are two flathead iron screws that fasten iron and brass to body. Behind iron in brass strip is larger, flathead, iron screw that may have some function with the adjustable brass sole portion. Iron fence extends 1.2" above flat sole on left side. Cutting space is this area is adjustable by raising or lowering of brass sole plate and the horizontal adjustment of the two-arm fence mechanism. Semi-circular chip relief area in iron and brass mechanism ahead of cutting iron. Iron stuck in place. V-shaped slot back end of iron tang that rides over the V-shaped protuberance on front edge of iron and brass fence. Iron 0.35" thick at bottom end and tapers to top end. Small wing on right side of iron at top end which is roughly semi-circular where it extends over side of iron wing area. The very top edge of iron is slightly turned over from being struck. Some small hammer marks on top end of wedge. Stamp on toe of body, all caps, serif: "F. W. TAYLOR". On body, just above where fence attached, bottom edge of body has quarter-round molding that is slightly recessed at top edge.

Material:

Wood
Iron
Brass

Dimensions:

H-6.7 W-10.5 L-9.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer