Smoothing Plane, Altered Compass (NC-709)
Dateca. 1739-1763
Maker
John Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 2 5/16" Height: 6 1/2" Thickness: 2 1/4"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-423
DescriptionPlane of coffin shape with a top discharge and convex sole adhered to the body. The top and side edges of the body are worn, but the chamfers on the nose are still extant with chamfer stops that carry on to the added sole. Fitted with a sharpened blade and round-topped wedge.Mark(s)I*NICHOLSON
On iron: "WELDON," incuse
