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15th April 2009, 06:21 PM #1
what's this?
Hi folks
I was just listing some stuff that I photographed a couple of days a go on ePay and realized that I have no idea what this is called
I have seen them from time to time and always assumed that they are a woody version of the Stanley and Record fibreboard planes. That doesn't fly now that I stop and pay attention to one, no fence makes that theory wobbly at best.
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What am I exactly
Cheers FolksBest regards, Luban
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15th April 2009, 07:29 PM #2Deceased
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The best i can come up with is it was used to clean the bottom of a shallow mortice Lloyd
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16th April 2009, 05:41 PM #3
Luban,
Are the blades sharp and any chance of a pic of the underside. Just looking at the top I cant get an idea of how it cuts. It is only the handles that give it the look of a plane.
Other ideas It may be to clamp something or something gets passed through to a uniform thickness. Leather perhaps.
Regards
John
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16th April 2009, 06:13 PM #4
Hi Lloyd
like a router? I can see how that might work, I'm not sure that it is the tools intended purpose though.
John
There are no blades fitted, I seem to remember seeing them with Spoke shave blades or razor blades fitted when I have seen them in the past (markets and the like) but I may be inserting my assumptions into my memories, that blade holder really reminds me of the fibreboard planes which may be where I'm getting that notion.
I just spotted THIS auction which has a similar tool with provision for only one blade.. they're calling it a "draw plane" 99.9% sure that's not it.
here are the rest of the photos of mine.
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Attachment 102598 Attachment 102599 Attachment 102600Best regards, Luban
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16th April 2009, 07:31 PM #5
It's got me stumped.
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17th April 2009, 12:22 AM #6Golden Member
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Well, I thought on a hunch I would email Christopher Schwarz (like he would have time to respond to me!) Lo and behold ... he replied! Here's his response ...
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Wow. No clue. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’m not even sure it’s a woodworking tool.
Judging from the knob mechanisms I would guess it is used for thicknessing something. Leather?
Whenever I cannot identify a tool, I always assume it’s a leathermaking tool. R.A. Salaman has book that is a dictionary of leathermaking tools. You might ask if someone on your forum has the book and could browse through it. Or crosspost on a leather forum.
Sorry I couldn’t be more help here.
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17th April 2009, 12:33 AM #7
Hi Afro Boy
wow.. looks like its a bit of a mystery.
Funny, I have seen them around enough to assume that they were a fairly common tool.
I'll take Mr Schwarz's advice and look through some leather working tools.Best regards, Luban
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17th April 2009, 01:19 AM #8Golden Member
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I could swear I've seen one around somewhere but just can't place it. I have been frequenting some "antique" stores in the dandenongs lately, but who knows.
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17th April 2009, 02:24 AM #9
I asked a Mate who worked with leather for many years - he has never seen one of these.
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17th April 2009, 10:30 AM #10
I don't know for sure Luban, but it does look as if it would bevel both sides of a board of varying thicknesses.
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17th April 2009, 12:15 PM #11
Hi TT
I just got this reply from Tony Derrett at the Guildford Tool Museum (well worth a trip from Melbourne imho)
It is a fibre board trimming tool. They were used to trim sheets of fibre board, like the stuff we call masonite. It could trim the sheet square or bevel.
I dunno.. I'm going to hang on to it until I get a chance to find a blade get the thing to make a clean bevel.. it'll bug the hell out of me if I don't.
Funny that a fibreboard plane was my first thought and that I managed to talk myself out of it.. always go with your gut I guess
I'd still love to hear from anyone with hands on experience using one of these things.Best regards, Luban
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17th April 2009, 01:39 PM #12