Molding Plane, Altered Hollow (NC-850)
Dateca. 1739-1763
Maker
John Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 × 1 1/4 × 5 9/16 in (25 × 3.1 × 14.2cm)
Body: Length: 9 13/16" Height: 2 3/4" Thickness: 1 1/4"
Body: Length: 9 13/16" Height: 2 3/4" Thickness: 1 1/4"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-454
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular shape with a coved step on the discharge side and a recut sole. The top and side edges have narrow flat chamfers that terminate with gouge cuts on the step and lamb’s tongue cuts on the far side. Fitted with a sharpened iron and wedge with a slightly relieved elliptical finial and a simple single curve notch.Mark(s)I*NICHOLSON / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM
