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9th August 2014, 07:57 PM #1Senior Member
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Skewed Fillister Plane?
Hello everyone, i recently bought this plane with a small lot of other old tools at auction, and i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what type of plane it is and whether there's something missing from it?
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9th August 2014, 09:08 PM #2
I think you are missing the outrigger thingy. It goes through those holes with wedges holding it in place. A fence I guess it is.
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10th August 2014, 04:58 AM #3Senior Member
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Ah! i'd never thought of that...
Am i correct in my assumption that this is what its meant to look (somewhat) like?
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10th August 2014, 10:41 AM #4
Yep.
They're handsome those wedged arm planes but one very old sash fillister like yours that I was given, has a blade that is too soft to be used. I'd try sharpening the iron and seeing what the steel's like before committing too much time to restoring it.
Also, not knowing what work you do, I haven't found many uses for a sash fillister.
Cheers...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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10th August 2014, 01:41 PM #5Senior Member
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11th August 2014, 01:47 PM #6
Wow Fudo , I just had a close look at your plane . It looks like a Rosewood version!!
probably a user made plane by the look of it , check for any maker stamps
That's very nice if it is . Bazillion Rosewood planes were made , in all sorts , and they sell for a lot more than the standard beech planes .
Proper BRW will have a nice smell about it , no smell and it,s not BRW but something that looks like it .
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19th August 2014, 09:53 PM #7Senior Member
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I think you're right about it being Brazilian rosewood, as it certainly smells closer to a rosewood than any other type of wood i've worked with/smelled...
At the very least, if its not brazilian, i'm pretty sure its from the dalbergia family.
I can't find any makers marks on it, although 'Gibson' is stamped into both ends (i'm assuming its a former owner rather than an established maker though).
The bigger square and the marking gauge i bought along with it both appear to be brazilian to my eyes too...
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19th August 2014, 10:54 PM #8
It you get it tuned up its a pleasure to use. The skewed iron has the shaving curving nicely out the side and keeps the fence tight to the edge for you. (assuming it worked like the one I had) .
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