PLANE, Jack

Wooden rectangular body with handle protruding at top rear. Blade and wedge angle towards the front, and blade protrudes through the body to the underside. (Blade is 5.5cm wide). By pushing the plane foward on a piece of wood, a thin shaving is removed from the surface. This is a common type of plane used for the toughest, roughest work. It is known as a Jack plane.

The plane is much used. The thickness of the body is 7cm at the rear, reducing to 6cm at the front, indicating much use over the years. The pressure applied to this plane has slowly worn away its thickness at the front of the sole and the grip of the users left hand thumb has left a deep indentation on the left hand front side of the body. This is a superb example of a tradesmans' work tool.

The cutting edge of the cutter is slightly convex. It is marked 'ALEX MATHIESON & SON/ WARRANTED/ CAST STEEL'.

The iron wedge is marked 'W. MARPLES/ AND SONS'

Plane appears to be #2762 in the 1928 Marples Catalogue. It is described as a 'Double Iron' Jack Plane with open handle and boxwood 'striking nut'.

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