A 1/2" tongue-forming plane for boards.

Made:
1865-1888 in Aberdeen
A 1/2 tongue-forming plane for boards.'

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A 1/2 tongue-forming plane for boards.'
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A 1/2" tongue-forming plane for boards.

These planes are of the type used by coachbuilders for tonguing and grooving the flooring boards of carriages. Their use was superseded by special moulding machines about 1900.

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1927-1063
Materials:
beach wood and cast steel
type:
plane - tool
credit:
Reid, J.