Panel Raising Plane (NC-893)
Dateca. 1753-1784
Maker
Cesar Chelor
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 13" Height: 1 7/8" Thickness: 2 1/4"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-355
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular bench plane shape with a recut sole and top discharge. A stout tote is offset to the right and sits in a mortise behind the throat secured with a nail. The top and side edges have narrow flat chamfers that terminate with lamb’s tongue cuts. Fitted with a sharpened skewed blade and a replaced working life wedge. Mark(s)CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM
