wood bodied Match plane (?)

**Clinton1** · 28th March 2006, 04:01 PM

I'd like to check if my understanding of this plane's function is correct.

Sorry, no pics, but a bad picture can be found here: http://www.roseantiquetools.com/site...res/sgt191.JPG

It is a wooden plane, stamped "Buck, 247, Tottenham Crt. Rd."
It has a 3/16" plough blade. I think it is a match plane.

On the sole it has a steel 'fence' the extends down past the sole of the plane. This 'fence' just seems to act as part of the plane side.

On the other side is an adjustable wooden fence affixed to the plane sole with two brass screws. This fence is positioned further down than the steel fence.

No nicker blade is part of this plane.

Only the plough blade, should there be a blade to cut a tongue?

I got it thinking it would be for either:
ploughing a groove near the bottom edge of the sides of a drawer, for a drawer bottom, or
for ploughing a groove for tongue and groove, the sliding fence alowing it to be used on any thickness stock.

Was it designed to cut the tongue as well?

It is 9 1/2" long and the wooden fence can move 1/2" away from the steel fence, meaning it can put a groove up to 1/4" away from the edge of the stock being grooved.

As always, many thanks in advance.

**MikeW** · 28th March 2006, 04:19 PM

Hi Clinton,

Usually wooden match planes were made for a specific thickness of material. Plow planes, had a movable fence. The give a heck here is the arms usually allow a great range of movement.

I suspect it was a plow plane. Can you see if the arms have been altered? Some people cut them down as their use was for such as you mention, for drawer bottom grooves.

Tis a mystery to me--sorry.

Take care, Mike

**Clinton1** · 28th March 2006, 05:25 PM

There are no arms Mike.
The fence is attached to the bottom of the planes sole via two brass screws that screw into the sole. There is a brass housing in the fence that allows the fence to move when the screws are backed off a little bit.

I know the plough plane with arms like you are describing. Two cylindrical arms that stick out at right angles from the body and a sliding fence. Usually a pair of wooden threaded screws go through the fence to clamp against the arms. Thats not it!

the closest pic I can get is the plane on the right in the attached pic. Now imagine it has a slidng fence allowing only 1/2" movement screwed to the bottom of the sole.

I'm stuffed if I can find any info on it.

**Clinton1** · 28th March 2006, 06:02 PM

Well, wouldn't you know.
After spending a couple of hours searching for 2 nights, I find the info for myself an hour after posting the question.

Its an uncommon design for a match plane tis all, the groving half of a pair.

Heres a very similiar pair (mine doesn't have the handle)

The moveable fence allow you to insert different size blades and still centre the groove.

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