Wooden Housing Plane

Object/Artifact

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Heritage Acres

Name/Title

Wooden Housing Plane

Entry/Object ID

968.90.1

Description

A commercially made wooden housing plane with a skewed main blade, a front slitting cutter, and a screw adjustable depth stop.

Use

To cut a 7/8 inch wide groove across the grain of a board to a screw-set depth. Commonly such a groove would support the ends of shelves in a cupboard, or drawer runners in a large chest.