Toothing plane
Dateca.1790
Artist/Maker
Adams
OriginEngland
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 6 1/8" Width: 2 1/2" Height: 5 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1982-247
DescriptionPlane of coffin shape with a top discharge. The top and side edges have rounded chamfers that terminate with gouge cuts while the top check edges of the throat have tapering eye chamfers. Fitted with a serrated sharpened iron set at a steep pitch and a wedge with mitered corners.Label TextNamed for its serrated “iron” (blade) set at a high angle, toothing planes were often used to score the surfaces of a board in preparation for gluing. They could also be used to level cross-grained boards which needed further smoothing.Mark(s)On toe: Raised "R.ADAMS" within a crenelated rectangular cartouche; on blade: "IOHN GREEN" and an incuse fleur-de-lis
