Reverse Ogee Molding Plane (NC-673)
Dateca. 1720-1753
Maker
Francis Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 9 15/16" Height: 3 1/8" Width: 1 5/8"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-289
DescriptionSprung plane of standard rectangular shape with a coved step on the discharge side; spring line faintly visible on heel. Top and side edges have flat chamfers that terminate with gouge cuts on the step and lamb’s tongue cuts on the far side. Fitted with a sharpened iron and a slightly relieved wedge and simple single curve notch.Mark(s)F*NICHOLSON / WRENTHAM
