Name/Title
Cooper's HowelEntry/Object ID
1900.7.15Description
Wooden cooper's howel, a specialized carpenter's plane.Use
A cooper - a skilled craftsman who made casks or barrels - used a cooper's howel to cut a shallow groove into the inside edges of barrels' ends so their lids would fit properly. The plane's semicircular shape mirrors the round opening of a barrel, and its partially exposed blade makes the cut.Context
This plane is from Homfeld & Wiese, a cooper shop that operated in Valparaiso from 1878-1883.Exhibition
Against the Grain