Hollow Molding Plane (NC-711)
Dateca. 1739-1763
Maker
John Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 13 7/8" Height: 1 13/16" Thickness: 1 7/8"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-430
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular bench plane shape with a recut sole and top discharge. The stout tote is offset to the right and sits in a mortise behind throat secured with a nail. The top and side edges of the body have narrow flat chamfers that terminate with lamb’s tongue cuts. Fitted with a sharpened iron that has a concave edge and a long round-topped wedge.Mark(s)I*NICHOLSON / IN / CUMBERLAND
