Cornice Plane, Ovolo / Reverse Ogee (NC-723)
Dateca. 1739-1763
Maker
John Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 5 3/8 × 6 13/16 in (33 × 13.6 × 17.3cm)
Body: Length: 13" Height: 2 7/8" Thickness: 5 3/8"
Body: Length: 13" Height: 2 7/8" Thickness: 5 3/8"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-426
DescriptionPlane of large rectangular shape with an integral fence and top discharge. The tote is offset to the right and sits in a mortise behind the throat secured with a small peg which runs through the side of the body. The top and side edges have flat chamfers that terminate with lamb’s tongue cuts. Fitted with a sharpened iron and wedge with mitered corners and a flat top. Forestock is pierced to receive a traverse stick or rope to help pull the plane forward while it is being pushed. The iron bolt was used for a working life repair to hold a crack in the forestock together.Mark(s)I*NICHOLSON / IN / CUMBERLAND
On toe: raised "NB" within a rectangular cartouche, struck three times
