Molding Plane, Altered Quarter Round (NC- 841)
Dateca. 1720-1753
Maker
Francis Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 9 7/8" Height: 3 1/8" Thickness: 1 1/16"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-320
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular shape with a coved step on the discharge side and a recut sole. 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 that was filled down to match the new sole profile, and a working-life replacement wedge.Mark(s)F*NICHOLSON / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM
On toe: raised "I M" within a rectangular cartouche.
