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How would you describe this plane?? - enjuneer - 10-11-2015
Not a woodie and not a transitional...what kind of plane is it? (besides being kind of cool)
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - Dave in Rochester - 10-11-2015
Coffin plane with an owner made repair?
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - blackhat - 10-11-2015
Interesting take on eliminating a couple major weak points in the design. I'd scoop it for the right price.
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - Plane Junkie - 10-11-2015
Firewood?
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - Bill_Houghton - 10-11-2015
Purty, and purty neat!
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - Arlin Eastman - 10-11-2015
I like it a lot and like how the person did the change.
Arlin
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - blackhat - 10-11-2015
Would that qualify as an outfill?
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - enjuneer - 10-11-2015
Actually, this is not a user-made plane. According to the seller, it is patented.
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - clydeone - 10-11-2015
The "infill" looks like it is bakelite or fiberglass - is ther any info on the infill?
Re: How would you describe this plane?? - rjdankert - 10-11-2015
enjuneer said:
Actually, this is not a user-made plane. According to the seller, it is patented.
". . . The marriage of wood and metal in early plane manufacture resulted in a tool that has today been referred to as transitional. . . ."
"Unusual Kimberley Patent Planes" by D. S. Orr
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/3/1/patents.htm