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  1. 13th November 2021, 07:56 PM #16
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    Default Help to Identify this plane.

    Hi,

    When I had the glass out, I picked up the mitre planes
    and realised how heavy they are. I took ONLY one photo of
    of them. The one on the left is made by Spiers and is 7" long.
    The middle one is 9 1/2" long but no makers name. The one
    on the right is made by Robert Towell and is 10 1/2" long. Now
    that one is heavy, and would be tiring to use. The Spiers 7 "
    would be nice to use for me.


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  3. 14th November 2021, 07:25 AM #17
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    Yes, a bit of heft seems to be a requirement for those earlier models, which should be another clue to what they were used for. While I like Joel's hypothesis it remains an hypothesis unless & until someone finds a reliable old manual or description which describes unequivocally what they were doing with them in 1750....

    Cheers,

    PS. Towell was one of the very earliest recognised infill makers, so I think you've likely got something worth a few shillings there. Better use armoured glass on that pane, & screw it down very securely......
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  4. 30th October 2023, 09:58 PM #18
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    Default Hand Plane stated by Royflatmate

    Hi Roy,

    Here is a post I put up a while ago with a Robt Towle plane


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