Fore / Jack Plane (NC-308)
Dateca. 1753-1784
Maker
Cesar Chelor
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 5 × 14 1/2 in (6.3 × 12.7 × 36.8cm)
Height (body only): 1 15/16"
Height (body only): 1 15/16"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-349
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular bench plane shape with a flat sole and top discharge. The tote, which has a decorative raised medial line, is offset to the right, and sits in a mortise behind the throat secured with several nails. The top and side edges have narrow flat chamfers that terminate with lamb’s tongue cuts. Fitted with a slightly convex sharpened iron and round-topped wedge.Mark(s)CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM
On blade: raised "ROBERT MOORE" within a shaped cartouche
