Panel Raising Plane (NC-892)
Dateca. 1739-1763
Maker
John Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 5 13/16 in (33.4 × 5.7 × 14.7cm)
Height of stock: 2 3/16"
Height of stock: 2 3/16"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-429
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular bench plane shape with a skewed throat and top discharge. Sole is flat and beveled towards the integral fence while the opposite bottom edge serves as the integral depth stop. The tote, which has a mouse ear top, is offset to the right, and sits in a mortise behind the 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 skewed blade and skewed round-topped wedge.Mark(s)I*NICHOLSON
On toe: "S.CL," incuse
