Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.137

Description:

Miscellaneous plane blades and wedges from Sawyer tool collection. All together in one bag. 34 pieces.
26 irons, counting irons and back irons separately. 5 wedges and 3 pieces of wood inserts.
One has markings: 6.3" long x 2" wide. Semi-circular cutting edge. Top end rounded with clipped corners; top edge turned over from being struck. Marked one side near top, can be two stamps - rectangular with serrated top edge, serrated line between top text and next two lines. Top "....AMES & Co M / WARRANTED / CAST STEEL". Right-hand edge of "WARRANTED & CAST STEEL" looks to be serrated. Left-hand edge possibly serrated before the "C" of "CAST" and is also indented in front of "WARRANTED".
Iron: 7.6" long x 1" wide. Possibly a back due to curvature of straight blade. Narrow, central tang with a couple small bends near top end. End slightly turned over. Stamp near top end, "ASH & Co".
Iron: 6.6" long x 1.9" wide. Straight cutting edge. Also has back iron. Both iron and back iron have straight back edges and shallow angle clipped corners. Round-headed bolt holding them together. Rectangular keyway in iron with round keyway for bolt head. Back iron has rectangular land that fits into keyway of iron. Other side of back iron is flat. Bottom edge of back iron is undercut. Top edge of iron turned over slightly. Stamp on iron, rectangular with semi-circular top edge, outer edges serrated. Chevron-shaped depression inside semi-circular top. In this is 8-pointed star. In semi-circular edge around central raised area: "MOULSON * BROTHERS". Across bottom: "WARRANTED / CAST * STEEL" (* = pellet).
Iron: 5.2" long x 2.2" wide. Iron and back iron. Cutting edge straight. Back iron slightly undercut at bottom edge. Top edge straight with clipped corners. Shallow, truncated pyramid cast as part of back iron. Has hole in center with fastening bolt in it. Iron has slot with semi-circular end at bottom and large, circular keyway at top. Flat-headed cap screw holding pieces together. Top edge of iron straight with slightly rounded, clipped corners. Top edge of iron slightly turned over from being struck. Rectangular stamp at top end of iron with semi-circular top edge. This edge is inset slightly at each edge of rectangle. Plain-raised surface inside semi-circle. Outside and inside edges serrated. In semi-circular band: "MITCHELL & Co". Bottom two lines in rectangle: "WARRANTED / CAST--STEEL".
Iron: 5.9" long x 2.1" wide. Iron and back iron. Cutting edge straight. Back iron slightly undercut at its bottom edge. It has cast land in it that rides in the slot in iron. Flat-head, cap bolt that holds irons together. Top edge of back iron straight with semi-circular, clipped corners. Iron has rectangular slot in it with round keyway at top end. Top edge is slightly curved and turned over in both directions from being struck. Small, semi-circular, clipped corners. Stamp in iron, part obscured by top edge of back iron. Top line of text curved, semi-circular: "ASEY. K TCHEL &". Inside of that, also in semi-circular pattern: "UBUR".
Iron: 5.6" long x 2" wide. Single iron, cutting edge straight and is 1.7" wide then turns upward for length of 1.5", then is horizontal again for 0.35". Top edge slightly rounded and turned over from being struck. Corners clipped, but at different angles. Two stamps. Top is rectangular, two lines, serrated edges. Top line caps, serif: "W * ASH & Co / CAST * STEEL". Top right and left edges indented for top line. Next stamp is rectangular, worn, serrated top and bottom edge. "WARRANTED", which is worn.
Iron: 6" long x 2.5" wide. Iron and back iron. Back iron slightly undercut at bottom edge. Cutting edge is slightly rounded as if for smoothing plane. It has cast, truncated pyramid in center. Hole in it with flat-headed cap screw holding the two irons together. Top edges of irons flat with long, clipped corners. Iron has rectangular slot with slightly rounded corners at bottom end. Round keyway at top end of slot. Top edge of iron turned over quite a bit in both directions from being struck. Two stamps top of iron. Semi-circular stamp, serrated outer edge, ends and inner edges are plain. Text: "NEWBOULD". Below it is rectangular stamp, serrated ends and plain top and bottom edges: "WARRANTED". Below that is similar stamp, rectangular, plain top and bottom edges, serrated left and right. "CAST * STEEL".
Iron: 7.4" long x 2" wide. Back iron as well which has definite upward bend then curve downward. Cutting edge straight. Back iron has rectangular hole with curved top and bottom edges near center. Near top end of back iron is horizontally-oriented rectangular hole. Flat-head, cap screw that holds the two together. Top end of iron and back iron is straight and they have long, shallow clipped corners. Iron has very long, rectangular slot with semi-circular top end and round keyway hole at bottom end. Iron stamped at top: "STANLEY".
Iron: 6.7" long x 1.6" wide. Cutting edge concave surface. Concave area measures 1.7" depth,1.3" wide. Cutting edge beyond ends of concave area that taper upward and outward to width of iron. Back iron, slightly undercut at bottom edge which conforms to shape of iron. Top surface is truncated pyramid cast in place with hole in center. Flat-head cap screw that holds the two irons together. Top ends of irons are straight and have rather large semi-circular clipped corners. Back iron stamp, not complete, roughly oval with pinches center with two small points in top and bottom edges. Text: "HEAF WORKS". Iron has slightly turned over top edge from being struck. Rectangular slot with slightly-rounded bottom end and circular keyway at top. Two stamps, one at top, roughly rectangular. Top stamp "W. CREAV" Below that is "& SONS". Vertical indented to edge to right of "V" is plain. Edge to right of "S" serrated, curved, goes across bottom, up next to "&" at left side. Edge goes left to under "W" then turns upward and stops due to clipped corner. Top edge serrated all across top, but isn't straight - peaks slightly at center. Below that is stamp, horizontal oval, ends slightly pinched. Raised oval inside center. Inner and outer edges serrated. "WARRANTED / CAST * STEEL". "L" is significantly taller than other characters.

Material:

Metal
Wood

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer

Subjects:

Woodworking, Tools