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Plane
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN; METAL ALLOY/UNKNOWN
- Description
- Wood Plane, handmade with a square, oval shape to it. Base is 20.5cm long, 6.7cm wide and 7.6 deep with the handle and blade extending above it.The top has a 6.2 cm opening where the wooden handle with the blade behind extend into it. The opening is shaped so the handle fits in snuggly. It is wide …
- Title
- Wood Plane
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- WOODWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Wood Plane, handmade with a square, oval shape to it. Base is 20.5cm long, 6.7cm wide and 7.6 deep with the handle and blade extending above it.The top has a 6.2 cm opening where the wooden handle with the blade behind extend into it. The opening is shaped so the handle fits in snuggly. It is wide enough to hold any shavings. There is a round wooden plug on the back end of the base and 2 small finger size indentations on either side at the opposite front end. Possibly used as a grip to hold the plane in place.
- History Of Use
- D. Heggie Senior's tools brought to Farnworth's by Heggie Jr.
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN; METAL ALLOY/UNKNOWN
- Width
- 6.7 cm
- Length
- 20.5 cm
- Depth
- 7.6 cm
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Dept is for wooden base only
- Accession No.
- 2009.14.6
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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